English → Latin
“glue” in Latin
glūtenglueglūtinōto glue (together)conglūtinōto glue or cement together; to connect or bind closely; to invent, devise, contriveagglūtinōto glue, paste, solder or cement to something; fit closely to, fasten to
The English word glue itself goes back to Latin glūten, through glūs.
Riddle & Arnold A Copious and Critical English–Latin Lexicon, 1864
glue s.
glutinum: gluten. To extract glue from cow-hides, boum coriis glutinum excoquere.
glue v.
glutinare. To glue together, conglutinare: agglutinare (to glue one thing to another, aliquid alicui rei).
Quick answer
- What is the Latin word for glue?
- The usual Latin words for “glue” are glūten, glūtinō, conglūtinō; also agglūtinō. 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.