English → Latin
“shoot up” in Latin
ēmicōto appear suddenly; to spring out, spring forth, to break forthadolēscōto grow up, become an adult, mature; to grow, increase, augment, become greaterexcrēscōto grow out, grow up; to grow excessivelyherbēscōto grow into green stalks, blades, shootsaltusold, ancient, long gone; high-born, lofty, noble; high-minded, magnanimous, great
Riddle & Arnold A Copious and Critical English–Latin Lexicon, 1864
shoot up
To dart up (as water from a fountain, etc.), emicare, with or without alte or in altum; sublime ferri.
To grow rapidly, adolescere (of persons; also of corn): excrescere (of persons): avide se promittere (of trees): herbescere (to grow in the stalk, of corn).
Quick answer
- What is the Latin word for shoot up?
- The usual Latin words for “shoot up” are ēmicō, adolēscō, excrēscō; also herbēscō, altus. 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.