English → Latin
“staff” in Latin
baculumwalking stick, cane, staff; sceptre, rod, verge (staff of office); stick, cudgelscīpiōstaff, walking stickfūstisa knobbed stick, a cudgel, staff, clubscēptrumsceptre (royal staff, symbol of authority)pēsa place to tread one's foot: territory, ground, soil; a rope attached to a sail in order to set; tempo, pace, timepraetōriumheadquarters; general's tent; council of war; governor's palacelegōto collect, gather, bring together, catch; to choose, select; to appoint
Riddle & Arnold A Copious and Critical English–Latin Lexicon, 1864
staff
A stick used for support, baculum, more rarely baculus (a walking-stick, for use): scipio (for ornament; staff of office): fustis (for striking blows): sceptrum (a sceptre): pedum (shepherd’s staff).
Figuratively, Property, Vid:
In military language, a number of officers acting together, legati tribunique (after Caes., B.G., 4, 23): praetorium (Caes., Liv.). A staff-officer, tribunus militum (colonel): legatus (general): legati tribunique militum (the staff-officers).
Quick answer
- What is the Latin word for staff?
- The usual Latin words for “staff” are baculum, scīpiō, fūstis; also scēptrum, pēs, praetōrium. 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.