English → Latin
“laurel” in Latin
pactuman agreement, bargain, pact; a means, manner, method, considerationlaureusrelating to or resembling laurellaurīnusof or relating to laurellauruslaurel tree; laurels; a crown of laurelglōriaglory, renown, fame, honorlauspraise, glory, repute; fame; approbation, commendationhonorhonor, esteem, dignity, reputation, officelaureātuscrowned with laurels, laureate, having been crowned with laurels
The English word laurel itself goes back to Latin laurus, through *laurārius.
Riddle & Arnold A Copious and Critical English–Latin Lexicon, 1864
laurel
Liv.-bush, laurus, -i, and -ūs: *laurus nobilis (Linn.): of the laurel, laureus, laurinus: A branch or bough of laurel, a chaplet of laurel, especially as a reward of a conqueror, laurus, laurea (generally): corona laurea (chaplet): gloria, laus, honos (figuratively, fame, glory): adorned with laurel, laureatus, cum laurea: to strive after the laurel, laureae cupidum esse; gloriae cupidum esse; gloriam quaerere: to acquire new laurels in war, gloriam bello augere: to return from war covered with laurels, victoriam daram referre ex (with the name of the conquered people).
Quick answer
- What is the Latin word for laurel?
- The usual Latin words for “laurel” are pactum, laureus, laurīnus; also laurus, glōria, laus. 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.