English → Latin
“freight” in Latin
vehōto carry, bear, convey, transport; to ride; to be borneportōriumport duty, levie paid by ships to finance upkeep of public harbours; 1/40 (2.5%) custom-tax on trade between Roman proviinterrogōto ask, question, inquire, interrogate, to seek information from; to put a formal question to (in making a stipulation);onusburden, load; cargo, freight; tax, tax burdenarmaarms, weapons of war, weaponry, instruments (implements of warfare); military action, war (arms as instruments of policy
Riddle & Arnold A Copious and Critical English–Latin Lexicon, 1864
freight s.
The load of a ship, *onus navi impositum; from the context onus only.
The money paid for transport, vectura: portorium (the money paid for carrying over). To pay the freight, pro vectura solvere: I inquired the freight, interrogavi, quanti veheret (sc. navis).
freight v.
(a ship)(a ship). onera or merces in navem imponere (Cic.); navem onerare (Caes.); with provisions, arms, and other things, naves onerare commeatu, armis, aliisque rebus (Sall.).
Quick answer
- What is the Latin word for freight?
- The usual Latin words for “freight” are vehō, portōrium, interrogō; also onus, arma. 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.