English → Latin
“roll” in Latin
volōto wish, to please; to want; to mean, to intendconvolvōto roll together, up or around; coil, wrap; to fasten together, interweave, interlace; to unroll and roll up; look overglomerōto glomerate, make into a ball, pile in a heap; to gather, assemble in a group, groupinvolvōto roll to or upon something; to roll about, wrap up, envelop, involve; cover, overwhelm; curl, coil up; veil; to involvchartapapyrus, paper; a piece of papyrus or paper; a piece of writing, especially a letter, poem, or chartercircumactĭoa turning aroundcircumagōto drive or turn in a circle; to turn round; to turn a wheelvolūmenbook, volume, roll, scroll; revolution, turn; fold, coil, roll, whirl, bandcontinuōto join, connect, unite, make continuous; to follow successively or uninterruptedly or immediately, pursuit; to extend, pulsātiōbeating, striking
The English word roll itself goes back to Latin rota, through rotulāre.
Riddle & Arnold A Copious and Critical English–Latin Lexicon, 1864
roll v.
volvere (transitively): volvi (intransitively). To roll up or together, convolvere: to roll into a ball, glomerare: to roll up in anything, involvere or obvolvere aliqua re; amicire aliqua re (e.g., charta): to roll round anything, involvere circum aliquid; amicire aliqua re; circumvolvere aliquid alicui rei: time rolls on, tempus devolvitur, effluit: tears roll down the cheeks, lacrimae per genas alicujus manant.
roll s.
circumactio: circumactus (circular motion): volumen (that which is rolled up): chartae convolutae (a roll of paper). The roll of a drum, *tympani crebra, continua, pulsatio.
Quick answer
- What is the Latin word for roll?
- The usual Latin words for “roll” are volō, convolvō, glomerō; also involvō, charta, circumactĭo. 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.