English → Latin
“jack” in Latin
māsmale; manmasculusmale, masculine; manly, virile; Used of the larger and coarser varieties of plants or other natural productsAmmiānusa masculine praenomen, famously held byineōto enter, go into; to begin; to have sexual intercourseergătaa sort of capstantrādōto hand over, give up, deliver, transmit, surrender; impart; entrust, confide; to leave behind, bequeath; to give up or
Riddle & Arnold A Copious and Critical English–Latin Lexicon, 1864
jack
Pike, Vid:
The male animal, mas: masculus (opposed to femina).
Boot-jack, *furca excalceandis pedibus.
A support to saw wood on, machina serratoria (Ammianus, 23, 4, init.).
Meat-jack, ergata (-ae, m.) versandis verubus.
To be a jack of all trades (proverbially), ad omnia aptum esse.
Quick answer
- What is the Latin word for jack?
- The usual Latin words for “jack” are mās, masculus, Ammiānus; also ineō, ergăta, trādō. 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.