English → Latin
“grease” in Latin
unguenfat, grease; ointmentpinguisfat, plump; thick, dense; dull, insipid, not pungentarvīnafat, especially suet or lardaxungiaaxle greaselinōto daub, besmear, anointoblinōto daub over, besmearperlinōto smear all overungōto anoint, smear with oil, grease
The English word grease itself goes back to Latin crassus, through *crassia.
Riddle & Arnold A Copious and Critical English–Latin Lexicon, 1864
grease s.
unguen (general term): pingue (oily fat): arvina (= “durum pingue inter cutem et viscus,” Serv., used for brightening shields, etc., Verg., Aen., 7, 627): axungia (for a carriage, waggon, etc., post-Augustan). Vid: FAT.
grease v.
linere: oblinere: perlinere: illinere aliquid aliqua re: ungere: perungere aliquid aliqua re (to rub with anything fat): illinere aliquid alicui rei (to rub into).
Quick answer
- What is the Latin word for grease?
- The usual Latin words for “grease” are unguen, pinguis, arvīna; also axungia, linō, oblinō. 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.