English → Latin
“pinion” in Latin
pinnaalternative form of penna (“wing, feather”); a fin; a merlon, cop (the raised part of a parapet or battlement)religōto bind fast; to moor; to unbindvinciōto bind, tie up, fetter; to lace, fasten; to surround, guardcoërceōto enclose on all sides, hold together; surround, encompass; to curb, restrain, tame, correct, appease; to restrain, kee
The English word pinion itself goes back to Latin penna.
Riddle & Arnold A Copious and Critical English–Latin Lexicon, 1864
pinion s.
pinnae (plur.).
pinion v.
religare or revincire manus post tergum or post terga: also, general term, vincire, coercere; vinculis colligare.
Quick answer
- What is the Latin word for pinion?
- The usual Latin words for “pinion” are pinna, religō, vinciō; also coërceō. 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.