English → Latin
“lance” in Latin
hastaa spear, lance, pike, carried by soldiers and used for thrustinglanceaThe Roman auxiliaries' short javelin; a light spear or lance.catēiaa kind of spear, probably barbedframeaspear, javelin as used by the Germani; swordsarissasarissa (a long pike used in the traditional Greek phalanx formation, associated with the Macedonians)falāricaA kind of javelin, thrown by a catapultsparushunting spear; a small missile weapon with a curved bladecuspispoint, tip (of a pointed object); spit (for cooking); sting (of an insect etc.)spīculumlittle sharp point or sting; dart, arrowaciēssharp edge or point; battle line; battle, engagement
The English word lance itself goes back to Latin lancea.
Riddle & Arnold A Copious and Critical English–Latin Lexicon, 1864
lance s.
hasta (general term): lancea (Spanish; and carried by the praetorians under the Roman emperors); cateia (of the Celts); gaesutn (of the Gauls); framea (of the Germans); sarissa (of the Macedonians); falarica (of the Saguntines; the last five only when those nations are spoken of): sparus (a sort of bent missile of the common people). The shaft of a lance, hastlle: the head of a lance, cuspis, spiculum, acies. To break a lance with anybody, hasta pugnare or certare cum aliquo (PROP.); certare, concertare, contendere cum aliquo (figuratively).
lance v.
secare (to cut with a 1ance); sagitta (scalpello) venam aperire (to open a vein with a lance); sagitta venam percutere (to pierce with a lance).
Quick answer
- What is the Latin word for lance?
- The usual Latin words for “lance” are hasta, lancea, catēia; also framea, sarissa, falārica. 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.