English → Latin
“wreath” in Latin
serōto sow, plant; to beget, bring forth, produce; to found, establish; scatter, spread, disseminate; propagate; excite; cautorqueōto spin, whirl, twirl, turn, cause to revolve; to twist, wind, bend awry, distort; to hurl violently, twirl (around the contorqueōto turn, twist, swing or whirl (together); contort; to brandish, wield; to turn, influence, swaysevērussevere, serious, strict, stern, stringent, austere, harsh, grave (in demeanor)nectōto connect, interweave, attach, unite; relate; to bind, tie, fasten; to bind by obligation, oblige, make liable
Riddle & Arnold A Copious and Critical English–Latin Lexicon, 1864
wreath s.
Something curled or twisted: by tortus with the substantive.
A garland, sertum; plur. serta (☞ corolla = chaplet). Vid: GARLAND.
wreath v.
torquere: contorquere (to twist): severe: nectere (to join).
Quick answer
- What is the Latin word for wreath?
- The usual Latin words for “wreath” are serō, torqueō, contorqueō; also sevērus, nectō. 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.