LATIN DICTIONARYLexicon Latīnum
verbfirst conjugation

computō

computō (present infinitive computāre, perfect active computāvī, supine computātum)
Classical[ˈkɔm.pʊ.toː]Ecclesiastical[ˈkɔm.pu.to]

Meaning

  1. to calculate, compute, reckon together

Conjugation conjugation 1

active indicative
formpresentimperfectfutureperfectpluperfectfut. perfect
1st sg.computōcomputābamcomputābōcomputāvīcomputāveramcomputāverō
computārō
2nd sg.computāscomputābāscomputābiscomputāvistī
computāstī		computāverās
computārās		computāveris
3rd sg.computatcomputābatcomputābitcomputāvitcomputāverat
computārat		computāverit
computārit
1st pl.computāmuscomputābāmuscomputābimuscomputāvimuscomputāverāmuscomputāverimus
computārimus
2nd pl.computātiscomputābātiscomputābitiscomputāvistis
computāstis		computāverātis
computārātis		computāveritis
computāritis
3rd pl.computantcomputābantcomputābuntcomputāvērunt
computāvēre, computārunt		computāverant
computārant		computāverint
computārint
active subjunctive
active subjunctive
formpresentimperfectperfectpluperfect
1st sg.computemcomputāremcomputāverim
computārim		computāvissem
computāssem
2nd sg.computēscomputārēscomputāverīscomputāvissēs
computāssēs
3rd sg.computetcomputāretcomputāverit
computārit		computāvisset
computāsset
1st pl.computēmuscomputārēmuscomputāverīmus
computārīmus		computāvissēmus
computāssēmus
2nd pl.computētiscomputārētiscomputāverītis
computārītis		computāvissētis
computāssētis
3rd pl.computentcomputārentcomputāverint
computārint		computāvissent
computāssent
passive indicative
passive indicative
formpresentimperfectfuture
1st sg.computorcomputābarcomputābor
2nd sg.computāris
computāre		computābāris
computābāre		computāberis
computābere
3rd sg.computāturcomputābāturcomputābitur
1st pl.computāmurcomputābāmurcomputābimur
2nd pl.computāminīcomputābāminīcomputābiminī
3rd pl.computanturcomputābanturcomputābuntur
passive subjunctive
passive subjunctive
formpresentimperfect
1st sg.computercomputārer
2nd sg.computēris
computēre		computārēris
computārēre
3rd sg.computēturcomputārētur
1st pl.computēmurcomputārēmur
2nd pl.computēminīcomputārēminī
3rd pl.computenturcomputārentur
imperative
imperative
formactivepassive
pres. 2nd sg.computācomputāre
pres. 2nd pl.computātecomputāminī
fut. 2nd sg.computātōcomputātor
fut. 3rd sg.computātōcomputātor
fut. 2nd pl.computātōte—
fut. 3rd pl.computantōcomputantor
infinitives & participles
infinitives & participles
formactivepassive
present infinitivecomputārecomputārī
perfect infinitivecomputāvisse
computāsse		computātum esse
future infinitivecomputātūrum essecomputātum īrī
present participlecomputāns—
perfect participle—computātus
computāta, computātā, computātae, computātam, computātārum, computātās, computātī, computātōrum, computātōs
future participlecomputātūrus
computātūra, computātūrā, computātūrae, computātūram, computātūrārum, computātūrās, computātūre, computātūrī, computātūrīs, computātūrō, computātūrōrum, computātūrōs, computātūrum		computandus
computanda, computandā, computandae, computandam, computandārum, computandās, computande, computandīs, computandōrum, computandōs
gerundcomputandī, computandō, computandumsupinecomputātum, computātū

com-pŭto (conp-), āvi, ātum, 1, v. a.
I. To sum up, reckon, compute.
A. Prop. (mostly post-Aug.): id si computare quem piget, brevioribus numeris idem discat, Quint. 1, 10, 43: digitis rationem, Plaut. Mil. 2, 2, 51; cf. Suet. Dom. 4: annos, quibus viximus, Quint. 12, 11, 19; cf. Juv. 10, 249: diurna tantum tempora, Quint. 12, 11, 19: latitudinem Asiae, Plin. 6, 33, 38, § 209.—
(b). With a rel.-clause: computare quantum Curius aut Fabricius in triumphis tulerint, Plin. 9, 35, 58, § 118: computare quid studia referant, Quint. 1, 12, 17.—
(g). Absol.: praesens computarat, pecuniam imperarat, * Cic. Phil. 2, 37, 94: digitis, Plin. 34, 8, 19, § 88: uxoris mortem, Sen. Ben. 5, 17, 4.—
(d). With cum and abl.: valetudinem cum somno, Plin. praef. § 18.—
B. Trop.: facies tua computat annos, shows, reveals thy age, Juv. 6, 199: plures conputant quam oderunt, have an eye to their interests, rather than to their hatred, Sen. Ep. 14, 9.—
II. To reckon in with, or in addition to (in jurid. Lat.): fetus pecorum fructibus, Dig. 23, 3, 10; cf.: aliquid in fructum, ib. 24, 3, 7.

Origins

  1. Proto-Indo-European*ḱe?
  2. Proto-Indo-European*ḱóm
  3. Proto-Italic*kom
  4. Proto-Italic*kom-
  5. Latincomputō

Latin putus Proto-Indo-European *-h₂ Proto-Indo-European *-éh₂ Proto-Indo-European *-yéti Proto-Indo-European *-eh₂yéti Proto-Indo-European *-h₂tiinflu. Proto-Italic *-ājō Proto-Italic *-āō Latin -ō Latin putō Latin computō From con- + putō (“to reckon”).

Descendants
  • Catalancomputar
  • Englishcomputate
  • Englishcompute
  • Frenchconterfrom Old French conter
  • Englishcountfrom Old French conter
  • Englishcomptfrom Old French conter
  • Romaniancontafrom Old French conter
  • Frenchcompterfrom Old French conter
  • Frenchcomputer
  • Italiancontare

Quick answers

What does computō mean in Latin?
computō, a verb, means “to calculate, compute, reckon together”.
What are the principal parts of computō?
computō, computāre, computāvī, computātum (first conjugation).
How do you pronounce computō?
In classical Latin, [ˈkɔm.pʊ.toː]; in ecclesiastical (church) Latin, [ˈkɔm.pu.to].
Where does computō come from?
Proto-Indo-European *ḱe? → Proto-Indo-European *ḱóm → Proto-Italic *kom → Proto-Italic *kom- → Latin computō.