English → Latin
“tag” in Latin
lĭgŭlaa little tongueferrumiron; any tool made of iron; swordperdōto destroy, ruin, wreck; to waste, squander; to have no more, to be deprived of
Riddle & Arnold A Copious and Critical English–Latin Lexicon, 1864
tag s.
*ligula: *acus astrictoria.
tag v.
*ferro, ligula, acu praefigere. TAG RAG AND BOB TAIL, faex populi: homines objectissimi, perditi (Cic.).
Quick answer
- What is the Latin word for tag?
- The usual Latin words for “tag” are lĭgŭla, ferrum, perdō. 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.