English → Latin
“water-closet” in Latin
lasanuma cooking pot; a closestoollātrīnabath; lavatory, water closet, toilet, privysellaseat, chair (one that is moveable unlike a sedīle); A kind of open or enclosed sedan chair; saddlePetrōniusof or pertaining to the gens PetroniaMārtiālisof or pertaining to Mars; a priest of Mars; soldiers of the Legiō Mārtia
Riddle & Arnold A Copious and Critical English–Latin Lexicon, 1864
water-closet
sella familiarica, or simply sella (Vid: Schneider, Ind. ad Scriptt., R.R., in v.) -forica (if public): lasanum (a stool; Petronius): latrina (a cabinet d’aisance à la Française). To go to the water-closet, alvum exoneratum ire: ire quo saturi solent (comedy, Plaut., Curc., 2, 5, 83): he writes verses which people read in the water-closet, scribit carmina, quae legunt cacantes (Martialis, 12, 61, 10).
Quick answer
- What is the Latin word for water-closet?
- The usual Latin words for “water-closet” are lasanum, lātrīna, sella; also Petrōnius, Mārtiālis. 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.