English → Latin
“wick” in Latin
ellychniumlamp-wicklīnāmentumlinen-stuff, linencandēlaA light made of wax or tallow; tallow candle or taper.; A fire.; A cord covered with wax.
The English word wick itself goes back to Latin vīcus.
Riddle & Arnold A Copious and Critical English–Latin Lexicon, 1864
wick
ellychnium; pure Latin linamentum (wick of a lamp): candelae or cerei filum (the wick of a candle; consisting of one thick thread, Juv., 3, 287).
Quick answer
- What is the Latin word for wick?
- The usual Latin words for “wick” are ellychnium, līnāmentum, candēla. 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.