English → Latin
“stocking” in Latin
tībiālistibial; of or pertaining to the tibia (shin bone)PaulusA cognomen of the Aemilius clan.; Paul (biblical figure).
Riddle & Arnold A Copious and Critical English–Latin Lexicon, 1864
stocking s.
We may say tibiale (the sing. occurs, Paullus, Dig., 49, 16, 14; the plur., Suet., Oct., 82). To wear stockings, tibialibus munire. ☞ The ancient tibialia were, in fact, bandages, fasciae or fasciolae, which were worn usually by none but the infirm, and sometimes in winter by other persons, fasciis vincire pedes, or vestire crura.
Quick answer
- What is the Latin word for stocking?
- The usual Latin words for “stocking” are tībiālis, Paulus. 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.