English → Latin
“ground-floor” in Latin
contignātiōrafters; floor, storyconclāveroom, chamber; enclosed space that can be locked; dining hall
Riddle & Arnold A Copious and Critical English–Latin Lexicon, 1864
ground-floor
contignatio, quae piano pede est (after Vitr. 7, 4, 1) [Vid: FLOOR]: ☞ atrium = hall. The rooms on the ground, conclavia, quae piano pede sunt (Vitr., 7, 4, 1): to live on the ground-floor, piano pede habitare (after the above passage).
Quick answer
- What is the Latin word for ground-floor?
- The usual Latin words for “ground-floor” are contignātiō, conclāve. 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.