English → Latin
“knit” in Latin
ūniōto unite, to combine into oneaddūcōto lead, bring, draw or convey to or to oneself; to prompt, induce, cause; to persuade, moveattrahōto draw, pull or drag to or towards with force; to draw, allure, lead, bring, move, attract
Riddle & Arnold A Copious and Critical English–Latin Lexicon, 1864
knit
PROPR., *acubus texere.
To join closely; unite, Vid:
To contract. to knit the brows, fronteni contiahere, adducere, or attrahere; supercilia contrahere (opposed to deducere, Quint.; but Cic. has superciliorum contractio).
Quick answer
- What is the Latin word for knit?
- The usual Latin words for “knit” are ūniō, addūcō, attrahō. 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.