English → Latin
“split” in Latin
findōto cleave, break up, separate, divide, split, part; to split, burst; to dividediffindōto divide (cleave asunder)caedōto cut, hew, fell; to strike, beat; to kill, to murderungulahoof, claw; a horse; an aromatic spicebisulcushaving two furrows
Riddle & Arnold A Copious and Critical English–Latin Lexicon, 1864
split
Transitively, findere (general term): diffindere (asunder): caedere (with an axe; e.g. lignum): split (part.), fissus (general term, as Suet., Caes., 61, ungula): bisulcus (in two parts = cloven, ungula, pes, lingua). to split a rock, saxum diffindere: to split in the middle, medium secare; ictu findere (with a blow). Intransitively, findi: diffindi. To split (of stones), rumpi in testas.
Quick answer
- What is the Latin word for split?
- The usual Latin words for “split” are findō, diffindō, caedō; also ungula, bisulcus. 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.