English → Latin
“tar” in Latin
ungōto anoint, smear with oil, greasemūniōto provide with defensive works, fortify; to provide with defensive works, fortify; to guard from attack, defendpixpitch, tarliquidusliquid, fluid, flowing; clear, transparent, limpid; without interruption, smooth, fluid, flowingillinōto anoint, appoint; to spread on, apply, beset with
Riddle & Arnold A Copious and Critical English–Latin Lexicon, 1864
tar s.
pix liquida (Vitr., Plin.); also, simply pix (Verg., Vitr.): a tar-pot, *pyxis picis liquidae servandae.
tar v.
pice (liquida) illinere, or ungere, or munire; picare aliquid (Plin., Suet., Vitr.).
Quick answer
- What is the Latin word for tar?
- The usual Latin words for “tar” are ungō, mūniō, pix; also liquidus, illinō. 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.