English → Latin
“prune” in Latin
prūnumplum (fruit)putōto clean, cleanse; to trim, prune, lop; to arrange, settlecollūcōto thin, clearinterlūcōto thin; to clear foliage so as to let light throughamputōto prune, cut off, lop off; to curtail, shortencompescōto restrain or check; to quench; to curbresecōto cut off or loose; to curtail, stop; to check, restraincircumscrībōto draw a line around, enclose in a circle, circumscribe; to enclose, limit, bound, restrain, hem in; to abate, subsidecoërceōto enclose on all sides, hold together; surround, encompass; to curb, restrain, tame, correct, appease; to restrain, keevītōto avoid, evade; to shun
The English word prune itself goes back to Latin prūnum, through *prūna.
Riddle & Arnold A Copious and Critical English–Latin Lexicon, 1864
prune s.
prunum.
prune v.
PROP., (arbores) putare, interputare (Col.); interpurgare (Plin.); collucare, interlucare; amputare; compescere (vitem, Col.; ramos, Verg.): to prune a vine, vineam pampinare; supervacuos pampinos detrahere (Col.); vitem purgare a foliis (Cato); vitem amputare, deputare, rescindere (Col.).
Figuratively, amputare; resecare; circumscribere; coercere.
Quick answer
- What is the Latin word for prune?
- The usual Latin words for “prune” are prūnum, putō, collūcō; also interlūcō, amputō, compescō. 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.