English → Latin
“hearse” in Latin
plaustrumwagon, cartvehiculumA means of transport; vehicle, conveyance, carriage; wagon, cart; ship.; An agricultural implement for cutting down grai
The English word hearse itself goes back to Latin hirpex, through *herpicem.
Riddle & Arnold A Copious and Critical English–Latin Lexicon, 1864
hearse
plaustrum, quo corpora mortua ad sepulturae locum devehuntur: vehiculum, quo corpora mortua exportantur. [Vid: BIER.] Hearse-cloth; Vid: PALL.
Quick answer
- What is the Latin word for hearse?
- The usual Latin words for “hearse” are plaustrum, vehiculum. 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.