English → Latin
“pavilion” in Latin
porticuscolonnade, arcade; portico, porchpāpiliōbutterfly, moth; soul of a dead person; tenttentōriumtenttabernāculumA tent.; A tabernacle.
The English word pavilion itself goes back to Latin pāpiliō, through pāpiliōnem.
Riddle & Arnold A Copious and Critical English–Latin Lexicon, 1864
pavilion
perhaps porticus (a hall with pillars, etc.); or papilio (Lamprid.), or by tabernaculum, tentorium.
Quick answer
- What is the Latin word for pavilion?
- The usual Latin words for “pavilion” are porticus, pāpiliō, tentōrium; also tabernāculum. 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.