English → Latin
“sprout” in Latin
germenshoot, sprout, bud; germ, seed, origin; embryo, fetussurculusshoot, sprout, sprig, twig; a scion, graft, a sucker, slip, set of a plant for growth; a small treesarmentumshoot; twigs, brushwoodstolōa shoot, branch, or twig springing from the root or stock of a tree; a sucker, kneegerminōto sprout; to bud; to growprōsiliōto leap, jump, rush or spring forth or up; to burst or break forth, start out, start up; to hastenherbēscōto grow into green stalks, blades, shoots
Riddle & Arnold A Copious and Critical English–Latin Lexicon, 1864
sprout s.
germen (as in a bud, etc.): surculus (shoot of a tree, that may be used as a setting to propagate the species, tree, etc.): sarmentum (a useless twig or shoot): stolo (an injurious sprout or sucker).
sprout v.
germinare: egerminare: progerminare: prosilire (of trees): herbescere (of grass, etc.).
Quick answer
- What is the Latin word for sprout?
- The usual Latin words for “sprout” are germen, surculus, sarmentum; also stolō, germinō, prōsiliō. 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.