English → Latin
“pommel” in Latin
pilaball; a game of ball; globe, sphereapexThe extreme end of a thing; the point, summit, top.; The small rod (generally of olive wood) at the top of the flamen's pulsōto push, strike, beat, batter, hammer; knock on; pulsate; to urge or drive on, impel, move, agitate, disturb, disquiet; verberōto lash, beat, strike; to whip, scourge, flogtundōto beat; to strike; to buffet; to pound; to bruise; to crush; to pulp; to bray (as in a mortar); to harangue; to assail;
The English word pommel itself goes back to Latin pōmum, through pomellum.
Riddle & Arnold A Copious and Critical English–Latin Lexicon, 1864
pommel
(of the hilt of a sword)(of the hilt of a sword), *pila, pomum capuli; (of a saddle), *apex, pila, sella equestris.
pommel v.
pulsare: verberare. (The words are found in this connection and order.) pulsare et verberare: tundere.
Quick answer
- What is the Latin word for pommel?
- The usual Latin words for “pommel” are pila, apex, pulsō; also verberō, tundō. 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.