English → Latin
“roller” in Latin
cylindruscylinder; a roller; a cylindrical stone for levelling the groundscāpusstem, stalk (of a plant); shaft (or similar upright column)phalanxphalanx; battalionrotulaa small wheel; a scroll, a roll
Riddle & Arnold A Copious and Critical English–Latin Lexicon, 1864
roller
cylindrus (a large cylinder for pressing surfaces and making them smooth): scapus (a cylinder on which paper, ribbon, etc., is rolled): phalanga (a cylinder put under a heavy body to assist in moving it): rotula (a little wheel).
Quick answer
- What is the Latin word for roller?
- The usual Latin words for “roller” are cylindrus, scāpus, phalanx; also rotula. 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.