English → Latin
“transplant” in Latin
trānspōnōto place over or across; to transfertrānsferōto bear, carry or bring across or over; transport, transfer, convey over; to copy, transcribe, transfer; to carry along
The English word transplant itself goes back to Latin planta, through transplantare.
Riddle & Arnold A Copious and Critical English–Latin Lexicon, 1864
transplant
transponere (PROP.: ☞ transplantare is not classical): transferre (PROP. or figuratively): traducere in locum (figuratively; e.g., gentem in Galliam): collocare in loco (figuratively; e.g., gentem in vestigiis urbis). A tree will bear transplanting, arbor in alia terra vivit et transmigrat: not to bear transplanting, translationem reformidare.
Quick answer
- What is the Latin word for transplant?
- The usual Latin words for “transplant” are trānspōnō, trānsferō. 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.