English → Latin
“trip” in Latin
currōto run; to hurry, hasten, speed; to move, travel, proceedinquamto saynamfor; since; thuslāborto slip, slide, glide; (of fluids) to flow gently; to fall, sink down; to slip, stumbleexcursiōrunning forth; sally, onset, attack
Riddle & Arnold A Copious and Critical English–Latin Lexicon, 1864
trip v.
Transitively, supplantare aliquem (Cic.): aliquem pedibus subductis in terram arietare (Curt.).
Intransitively, In trouble, (ad rem) pedem offendere. [Vid: STUMBLE.] Here I have caught you tripping, for, etc., teneo te, inquam, nam, etc.
To move along lightly and quickly, celeriter ire; ocius se movere; currere (to run).
trip s.
Stumble, pedis offensio: lapsus (so as to fall).
A short journey, excursio: iter breve.
Quick answer
- What is the Latin word for trip?
- The usual Latin words for “trip” are currō, inquam, nam; also lābor, excursiō. 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.