English → Latin
“helmet” in Latin
cassushollow, empty, devoid of something; lacking; useless, fruitless, vain, futilecassisa plumed metal helmetgaleaa helmet.cūdōto strike, beat, pound, knock; to stamp, coin (money)galeōto cover with a helmet; to defend oneself
Riddle & Arnold A Copious and Critical English–Latin Lexicon, 1864
helmet
cassis, cassida (a helmet of metal): galea (γαλέη; a helmet of leather, and PROP. of the skin of a weasel: Tac., Germ., 6, paucis loricae, vix uni alterive cassis aut galea): cudo (κεύθων: a helmet of an unknown shape). To put on one’s helmet, sumere cassidem in caput (Plaut.): galeam inducere (Caes.): with a helmet on his head, cum casside; galeatus.
Quick answer
- What is the Latin word for helmet?
- The usual Latin words for “helmet” are cassus, cassis, galea; also cūdō, galeō. 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.