English → Latin
“incrustation” in Latin
incrustātiōencrustationcrustathe hard surface of a body; rind, shell, crust, bark, scab; plaster, mosaic or stucco work on a wallproculfar, far away, far-offPaulusA cognomen of the Aemilius clan.; Paul (biblical figure).
The English word incrustation itself goes back to Latin crustō, through incrustātiō.
Riddle & Arnold A Copious and Critical English–Latin Lexicon, 1864
incrustation
incrustatio (late, Procul., Dig., 8, 2, 12, fin.; Paullus, Dig., 50, 16, 79: both of the coating of walls; e.g., with marble): crusta, or plur., crustae (technical term for all that is used in the way of inlaying, coating, etc., whether for wills, vessels, or any other work of art).
Quick answer
- What is the Latin word for incrustation?
- The usual Latin words for “incrustation” are incrustātiō, crusta, procul; also Paulus. 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.