English → Latin
“tool” in Latin
īnstrūmentumAn instrument, tool, utensil; supply, provision; paraphernalia, equipmentūtēnsilisuseful
Riddle & Arnold A Copious and Critical English–Latin Lexicon, 1864
tool
instrumentum: plur., utensilia, insfrumenta.
ImPROP. To make a tool of anybody, ex voluntate uti aliquo.
Quick answer
- What is the Latin word for tool?
- The usual Latin words for “tool” are īnstrūmentum, ūtēnsilis. 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.