English → Latin
“launch” in Latin
iaceōto lie prostrate, lie down; recline; to be sick, lie ill; to linger, stop, tarry, remaindēdūcōto lead or bring out or away, divert; escort, accompany, conduct (out of one's house as a mark of respect or for protect
Riddle & Arnold A Copious and Critical English–Latin Lexicon, 1864
launch v.
TRANS.,
To hurl, jacere; conjicere emittere.
To move (a ship) into the water, (navem) deducere.
Quick answer
- What is the Latin word for launch?
- The usual Latin words for “launch” are iaceō, dēdūcō. 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.