English → Latin
“tower” in Latin
turristower, especially a military tower for siege, advanced to the walls on wheels, or one on a wall for defense; loosely useHī̆rtiusa Roman nomen gentile, gens or "family name" famously held byēdūcōto lead, draw or take out, forth or away; to raise up; erectcarcerprison, jail; jailbird; traps (barriers at start of a horse race)īnflammōto ignite, inflame; to excite, inflame, enkindle, set afire or on fire, igniteefferōto bring, bear, carry, take out, forth, away; transport; to carry out (of the house) for burial, bear to the grave, bury
The English word tower itself goes back to Latin turris.
Riddle & Arnold A Copious and Critical English–Latin Lexicon, 1864
tower s.
turris. Moveable towers, turres ambulatoriae (i. e., on wheels; Hirtius). To build a tower, turrem excitare or educere: the Tower, (as a prison) career: to shut up in the Tower, carcere, in carcere, in carcerem includere: warden of the Tower, custos turris (or carceris).
tower v.
[Vid: To RISE.] [Vid: To RISE.] To be in a towering passion (colloquially), iracundia exardescere, inflammari, efferri.
Quick answer
- What is the Latin word for tower?
- The usual Latin words for “tower” are turris, Hī̆rtius, ēdūcō; also carcer, īnflammō, efferō. 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.