What is the Latin word for sprawl?

The usual Latin words for “sprawl” are sternō, porrigō. The right choice depends on the sense; see the distinctions below.

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“sprawl” in Latin

sternōto spread, stretch out, spread out; to calm, still, moderate; to cover, spread with, scatter with, bestrew with, besprin porrigōto stretch, spread out, extend; to offer, hold out

Riddle & Arnold A Copious and Critical English–Latin Lexicon, 1864

sprawl

porrigere manus et crura. Sprawling, stratus, porrectus. To lie sprawling, supinum jacere porrectis manibus et cruribus; resolutum stratis in herbis porrigi († Ov., Met., 7, 254); *projectum humi jacere (if one has been struck down); projectus humi (Tac.).

Quick answer

What is the Latin word for sprawl?: The usual Latin words for “sprawl” are sternō, porrigō. 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.