English → Latin
“sewer” in Latin
cōnsuōto sew together, sew up, stitch, join; to patch up; to devise, planēmissāriusemissary, scout, spy; shoot, young branchlātrīnabath; lavatory, water closet, toilet, privycloācaAn underground drain, sewer.; cloaca (anatomical feature serving as the common outlet for the urogenital ducts and rectudētergeōto wipe off, wipe away, clean by wiping; to chase away, drive away, remove; to strip off, break off
The English word sewer itself goes back to Latin aqua, through *exaquāria.
Riddle & Arnold A Copious and Critical English–Latin Lexicon, 1864
sewer
One who sews, qui suit, consuit, etc. ☞ Sutor = a cobbler, shoemaker
sewer
A drain, etc., emissarium (simply for water; i. e., a gutter, conduit): latrina (for filth; the latrinae lead into the cloacae, main sewers): cloaca (i. e., receptaculum purgamentorum, Liv., 1, 56). To clear out the sewers, cloacas purgare or detergere
Quick answer
- What is the Latin word for sewer?
- The usual Latin words for “sewer” are cōnsuō, ēmissārius, lātrīna; also cloāca, dētergeō. 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.