Visitors ask...what is the Latin for...?
I have occasional searches that land here for the Latin word(s) for a specific term. Someone today was searching for the Latin term for the English verb, "to sow." There is no substitute for a first-rate Latin dictionary such as The Lewis and Short Dictionary or Gildersleeve's Latin Grammar . However, this is a very nice site at Notre Dame offering various options . I will allow you to do the exploring; there is a great deal of good information here and it is a fun site. If one clicks on the hyperlink for English to Latin , and then enters the search term "sow" (note, don't enter the verb, "to sow," or the search engine will find Latin meanings for "to," the results are: sow baccar (bacchar) -aris n. and baccaris -is , f. [a plant], perhaps [ sow bread]. consero (1) -serere -sevi -situm [to sow , plant]. Transf., [to cover]. consitio -onis f. [sowing , planting]. consitor -oris m. [sower , planter]. consitura -ae f. [sowing , p...