English → Latin
“waft” in Latin
trānsmittōto transmit, send, carry, or convey across, over or through; to send off, despatch; to let go; to go or pass over or acrtrānsportōto carry across; to transporttrānsvehōto carry, bear, convey across or over; to transport; to pass byvehōto carry, bear, convey, transport; to ride; to be borne
Riddle & Arnold A Copious and Critical English–Latin Lexicon, 1864
waft
transmittere, trajicere (by water): transportare, transvehere, or simply vehere (by land or water).
Quick answer
- What is the Latin word for waft?
- The usual Latin words for “waft” are trānsmittō, trānsportō, trānsvehō; also vehō. 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.