English → Latin
“massacre” in Latin
caedēsthe act of cutting or lopping something off; the act of striking with the fist, a beating; murder, assassination, killinedōto eat
The English word massacre itself goes back to Latin mateola, through macellum.
Riddle & Arnold A Copious and Critical English–Latin Lexicon, 1864
massacre
caedes (☞ not laniena): to make a massacre, caedem facere, edere: among the citizens, caedem civium facere; caedem inferre civibus: to make a horrible massacre, infinitam caedem facere; crudelisoimam caedem facere; of the enemy, ingenti caede hostes prosternere: massacre of St. Bartholomew (at Paris, 1572), *nuptiae illae cruentae; cruentus dies S. Bartholomaei; caedes (☞ not laniena) Parisiensis.
Quick answer
- What is the Latin word for massacre?
- The usual Latin words for “massacre” are caedēs, edō. 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.