English → Latin
“malt” in Latin
fricōto rub; to chafeperfundōto pour (liquid) over or through; to perfuse; to flood or bathe, drench; to imbue, inspire, fill with any thing
Riddle & Arnold A Copious and Critical English–Latin Lexicon, 1864
malt s.
*hordeum aqua perfusum quod sole siccatum aut igni tostum et deinde molis fractum est; *hordeum tostum or frictum: to make malt, *hordeum aqua, perfusum or hordeum madidum sole siccare et deinde frigere (after Plin., 18, 7, 14).
Quick answer
- What is the Latin word for malt?
- The usual Latin words for “malt” are fricō, perfundō. 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.