English → Latin
“window” in Latin
fenestraa window, an opening for light; a breach; a loophole, an arrowslitvitreusvitreous, glassy; translucent; colored like iron(II) oxide in glass, colored aqua (glossed with viridis)speculorto watch, to observe; to examine, to explore; to spyMārtiālisof or pertaining to Mars; a priest of Mars; soldiers of the Legiō Mārtiafenestrātushaving one or more windows; fenestrated
Riddle & Arnold A Copious and Critical English–Latin Lexicon, 1864
window
fenestra (an opening in a wall to admit both light and air. ☞ The fenestrae were secured with window-shutters, curtains, and lattice-work; afterward, under the emperors, with the transparent lapis phengites or specularis, talc or mica; hence specularia, such windows; also, hot-house windows, Martialis, , 8, 14): vitreae (glass-windows are mentioned for the first time in the fourth century, Hier., in Ezech., 40, 16). A blind window, fenestrae imago (Vitr., 4, 2, 4): having windows, fenestratus: to open the windows (so as to let air into a room), cubiculi fenestras patefacere, sic ut perflatus aliquis accedat (Vid: Cels., 3, 19); perflatum in cubiculum totis admittere fenestris (Ov., Plin.).
Quick answer
- What is the Latin word for window?
- The usual Latin words for “window” are fenestra, vitreus, speculor; also Mārtiālis, fenestrātus. 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.