English → Latin
“fishing” in Latin
piscātiōa fishing, fisherypiscātusa fishing, the catching of a fish; fish, the catch of the day; (of a mistress) a catch, find
Riddle & Arnold A Copious and Critical English–Latin Lexicon, 1864
fishing
piscatio (as act): piscatus: piscatio (as occupation, and in this meaning in Plin., 6, 22, 24, and 8, 16, 17: the pleasure of fishing, piscationis voluptas (after Justinus, 41, 5, 4, piscationum voluptates, the various pleasures fishing affords): to be fond of fishing, piscandi studio teneri: in fishing, in piscando.
Quick answer
- What is the Latin word for fishing?
- The usual Latin words for “fishing” are piscātiō, piscātus. The right choice depends on the sense; see the distinctions below.
Entry from J. E. Riddle & T. K. Arnold, A Copious and Critical English–Latin Lexicon (rev. C. Anthon, New York: Harper, 1864), digitised by Fergus J. P. Walsh, CC BY-SA 4.0; Latin markup adapted by latindictionary.co.