English → Latin
“rover” in Latin
errōto wander, rove, stray, roam; to get lost, go astray; to err, wander from the truth, to mistakevaguswandering, rambling, strolling, roving, roaming, unfixed, unsettled, vagrant; wandering, wavering, unsteady, inconstant,multivaguswandering widely or extensively
The English word rover itself goes back to Latin rota.
Riddle & Arnold A Copious and Critical English–Latin Lexicon, 1864
rover
One who wanders about, erro: vagus: multivagus (Plin.: ☞ vagabundus late).
A pirate, Vid.
Quick answer
- What is the Latin word for rover?
- The usual Latin words for “rover” are errō, vagus, multivagus. 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.