English → Latin
“sandal” in Latin
soleasandal; sole of a shoecrepidacrepida (a particular style of Greek sandal); synonym of solea (“sandal; shoe”)crĕpĭdŭlaa small sandalcrepidātuswearing or concerning crepidas; sandalled (wearing or concerning sandals); Greek; in Greek dresssoleāriussandal-maker
The English word sandal itself goes back to Latin sandalium.
Riddle & Arnold A Copious and Critical English–Latin Lexicon, 1864
sandal
solea: crepida (Cic.). A little sandal, crepidula (Plaut.): wearing sandals, crepidatus: a sandal-maker, solearius (Plaut.); crepidarius sutor (Gell.).
Quick answer
- What is the Latin word for sandal?
- The usual Latin words for “sandal” are solea, crepida, crĕpĭdŭla; also crepidātus, soleārius. 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.