English → Latin
“girdle” in Latin
cingulumA girdle which encircles the hips; zone, belt; sword-belt; sash.; A girdle of the earth; zone.zōnabelt, girdle; zonecingōto surround, circle, ring, encircle; to gird on; to crown or garland
Riddle & Arnold A Copious and Critical English–Latin Lexicon, 1864
girdle
cingulum: zona (the former as a pure Latin word; the latter borrowed from the Greek; zona includes also the finely-worked girdle of ladies): cinctura (cincture, very rare; Suet., Quint.: to wear a rather loose girdle, cingi fluxiore cinctura, Suet.).
Quick answer
- What is the Latin word for girdle?
- The usual Latin words for “girdle” are cingulum, zōna, cingō. 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.