English → Latin
“fumigate” in Latin
thymumthymefūmigōto smoke, fumigate, treat with smoke; to produce smoke, be smokingsuffiōto fumigate, perfume, scent
The English word fumigate itself goes back to Latin fūmus, through fūmigātus.
Riddle & Arnold A Copious and Critical English–Latin Lexicon, 1864
fumigate
odores incendere; odoribus suffire: to fumigate with anything, suffire aliqua re; e.g., with thyme, thymo. To fumigate anything: fumigare: suffumigare aliquid (general term; e.g., casks, dolia): suffire aliquid: suffitionem alicujus rei facere (with incense, e.g., casks). Fumigated, suffitus.
Quick answer
- What is the Latin word for fumigate?
- The usual Latin words for “fumigate” are thymum, fūmigō, suffiō. 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.