English → Latin
“sap” in Latin
sūcusjuice; sap; moisturevolōto wish, to please; to want; to mean, to intendgravitāsweight, heaviness; gravity, seriousness; severity, harshnesssuffodiōto dig or pierce underneath, dig or burrow under, pierce or bore through; sap, undermine; to pierce, stab or prod undern
The English word sap itself goes back to Latin sappa.
Riddle & Arnold A Copious and Critical English–Latin Lexicon, 1864
sap s.
PROP., succus.
Figuratively, succus: vis: gravitas.
sap v.
subruere (the proper word): suffodere (to undermine).
Quick answer
- What is the Latin word for sap?
- The usual Latin words for “sap” are sūcus, volō, gravitās; also suffodiō. 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.