Humanities › History & Culture Latin-Based Words for Clothing with English Translation Print History & Culture Ancient History and Culture Ancient Languages Figures & Events Greece Egypt Asia Rome Mythology & Religion American History African American History African History Asian History European History Genealogy Inventions Latin American History Medieval & Renaissance History Military History The 20th Century Women's History View More By N.S. Gill N.S. Gill Ancient History and Latin Expert M.A., Linguistics, University of Minnesota B.A., Latin, University of Minnesota N.S. Gill is a Latinist, writer, and teacher of ancient history and Latin. She has been featured by NPR and National Geographic for her ancient history expertise. Learn about our Editorial Process Updated on March 22, 2019 Read More Latin Words in English By N.S. Gill English has a lot of words of Latin origin. In fact, 60 percent of the English language comes from Latin. Some of the Latin words (nouns) for clothing are as follows: amictus, -us m. mantle, cloak anulus, -i m. a finger-ring armilla, -ae f. a bracelet balteus, -i m. belt bracae, -arum f. pl. breeches calceus, -i m. a shoe caliga, -ae f. a boot for a soldier cingulus, - i m. a belt crepida, -ae f. a sandal lana, -ae f. wool linteum, -i n. linen (it also means napkin) ornamentum, - i n. an ornament paenula, -ae f. traveling cloak, rain cloak palla, -ae f. robe pallium, -i n. cloak pannus, -i m. a cloth pileus/pilleus, -i m. a hat stola, -ae f. a stole toga, -ae f. toga torques, -is f. a neck chain trabea, -ae f. a robe of state tunica, -ae f. tunic velum, -i n. a veil vestimentum, -i n. a garment vestis, -is f. a dress vestitus, -us m. clothing vitta, -ae f. a headband Cite this Article Format mla apa chicago Your Citation Gill, N.S. "Latin-Based Words for Clothing with English Translation." ThoughtCo, Jan. 28, 2020, thoughtco.com/latin-for-clothing-with-english-translation-119446. Gill, N.S. (2020, January 28). Latin-Based Words for Clothing with English Translation. Retrieved from https://www.thoughtco.com/latin-for-clothing-with-english-translation-119446 Gill, N.S. "Latin-Based Words for Clothing with English Translation." ThoughtCo. https://www.thoughtco.com/latin-for-clothing-with-english-translation-119446 (accessed April 25, 2024). copy citation