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“fishmonger” in Latin
vēnditōto offer for sale (again and again); to try to sell; to betraycētāriuspertaining to fishsalsāmentārĭusbelonging to salted fishValeriusName of a patrician Roman gens.
Riddle & Arnold A Copious and Critical English–Latin Lexicon, 1864
fishmonger
qui pisces vendit or venditat (general term; after Gell., 15, 20; or Valerius, Max., 3, 4, extr. 2): cetarius (who deals in large sea-fish): salsamentarius (who deals in salt fish). To be a fishmonger, pisces vendere or veuditare.
Quick answer
- What is the Latin word for fishmonger?
- The usual Latin words for “fishmonger” are vēnditō, cētārius, salsāmentārĭus; also Valerius. 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.