English → Latin
“park” in Latin
viridāriumplantation (of trees); arboretum, a pleasure-garden; preservevīvāriumpark, preserve, enclosureācersharp, sour, bitter, pungent; keen, sharp, acute, sagacious; energetic, active, vigorous
The English word park itself goes back to Latin parcō, through parcus.
Riddle & Arnold A Copious and Critical English–Latin Lexicon, 1864
park
A large pleasure-ground, viridarium (Cic., pleasure-garden, planted with trees): vivarium (as a preserve): a park of about so many acres, septa jugera circiter (Varr.).
(Of artillery)(Of artillery), *res tormentaria; *agger tormentarius.
Quick answer
- What is the Latin word for park?
- The usual Latin words for “park” are viridārium, vīvārium, ācer. 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.