English → Latin
“winnow” in Latin
ventilōto toss, swing, brandish in the air; to expose to a draught; to winnow, fanscrūtorto search carefully, search into or out, examine thoroughly, explore a thing, investigate; to seek forperscrūtorto search (high and low); to examine or investigate (thoroughly)
Riddle & Arnold A Copious and Critical English–Latin Lexicon, 1864
winnow
PROP., (frumentum) ventilare or evannere.
Figuratively, rem excutere, scrutari, perscrutari.
Quick answer
- What is the Latin word for winnow?
- The usual Latin words for “winnow” are ventilō, scrūtor, perscrūtor. 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.