English → Latin
“staple” in Latin
emporiumemporiumhāmusA hook; A fishhook; The barb of an arrowferreusiron, made of iron; like or pertaining to iron; hard, cruelpariōto bear, to give birth to; to spawn, produce, generate, beget; to procure, acquire
Riddle & Arnold A Copious and Critical English–Latin Lexicon, 1864
staple s.
A mart, emporium: forum venalium: receptaculum peregrinarum mercium.
A loop of iron, *hamus (ferreus).
staple adj.
Staple commodities of a country, *quae aliqua terra gignit or parit (its natural products); alicujus terrae opera et artificia (its manufactures, etc.).
Quick answer
- What is the Latin word for staple?
- The usual Latin words for “staple” are emporium, hāmus, ferreus; also pariō. 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.