English → Latin
“waistcoat” in Latin
colobiumAn undergarment with short sleevessubūculaa man's undergarment, a shirt (worn under a tunic etc.)
Riddle & Arnold A Copious and Critical English–Latin Lexicon, 1864
waistcoat
perhaps colobium (a short vest without arms; the form of the tunic at its first introduction). ☞ Not inducula, which was an undergarment worn by women (Plaut.): subucula (worn under the tunic).
Strait-waistcoat, tunica molesta (Juv., 8, 235, and Martialis, 10, 25). To put a strait-waistcoat on anybody, aliquem tunica molesta punire (Juv.); or simply aliquem constringere (Cic.) [Vid: quotation under STRAIT].
Flannel waistcoat, thorax laneus (worn by invalids, Suet., Aug., 81).
Quick answer
- What is the Latin word for waistcoat?
- The usual Latin words for “waistcoat” are colobium, subūcula. 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.