English → Latin
“statuary” in Latin
statuōto put up (something); to stand (something) in an upright position; to establish, determine, fix (the form or character fictormaker (especially of statuary images); creatorstatuāriusstatues, statuaryfabricorto build, construct, fashion, forge, shapesculpōto carve, chisel (in stone, metal, or wood); to fashion by sculpting, sculptmarmŏrārĭusbelonging to marble, marble
The English word statuary itself goes back to Latin statua, through statuārius.
Riddle & Arnold A Copious and Critical English–Latin Lexicon, 1864
statuary
One who makes statues, fictor (Cic.): statuarum artifex (Quint.): simulacrorum sculptor (Jul., Firm.): statuarius (Plin.): qui signa fabricatur (Cic., Off., 1, 41, 147): marmorarius artifex, or simply marmorarius (Vitr., Sen.; in marble).
The art of making statues, ars signa fingendi, fabricandi (after Cic.): sculptura (Plin.).
Quick answer
- What is the Latin word for statuary?
- The usual Latin words for “statuary” are statuō, fictor, statuārius; also fabricor, sculpō, marmŏrārĭus. 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.