English → Latin
“pruning” in Latin
amputātiōpruning, lopping offputātiōThe act of pruning or lopping (of trees).; The act of reckoning or considering; computation.rĕcīsĭoa cutting offinterlūcātĭoa lopping off of useless branches
Riddle & Arnold A Copious and Critical English–Latin Lexicon, 1864
pruning
PROP., amputatio; putatio (Cic.); recisio, interlucatio (Plin.).
Figuratively, by the verbs.
Quick answer
- What is the Latin word for pruning?
- The usual Latin words for “pruning” are amputātiō, putātiō, rĕcīsĭo; also interlūcātĭo. 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.