English → Latin
“tow” in Latin
stuppacoarse flax, towabstrahōto draw away from, drag or pull away; to withdraw, alienate from; to divert, draw awayaddūcōto lead, bring, draw or convey to or to oneself; to prompt, induce, cause; to persuade, movedūcōto lead, guide, conduct, lead away; to take; to draw, pullPaulusA cognomen of the Aemilius clan.; Paul (biblical figure).ovōto exult, rejoice; to applaud, celebrate with an ovationet cēteraet cetera, and the rest, and so on: used to note that the rest of a list or piece of information continues in a similar
Riddle & Arnold A Copious and Critical English–Latin Lexicon, 1864
tow s.
stuppa (Caes., Liv.).
tow v.
navem remulco trahere (general term); abstrahere (to tow it away, Caes.); adducere (to tow it to the person giving the order, etc.; Caes.). To tow his prizes to Alexandria, naves remulco victricibus suis navibus Alexandriam deducere: to tow vessels out of port, naves in altum remulco trahere (Sisen., ap. Non., 57, 29); into port, navem ad portum suum remulco (praeeunte) ducere (Paullus, Nol. Ep., 49). To tow a vessel through or over (a strait, etc.), navem adigere (= ἀπάγεσθαι) per, etc. (e.g., per aestuaria adegit triremes; Tac., Ann., 11, 18). Sailors or men who towed vessels, equisones nautici (Varr., ap. Non., 116, 1). To take anybody in tow (figuratively), aliquem fovere ac tollere: aliquem sustinere ac fovere, or gratia atque auctoritate sua sustentare.
Quick answer
- What is the Latin word for tow?
- The usual Latin words for “tow” are stuppa, abstrahō, addūcō; also dūcō, Paulus, ovō. 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.