English → Latin
“abbreviation” in Latin
compendiumsaving; profit or gain, especially made by saving; shortening, abbreviating; abridgementnotōto mark, make a mark; to write, especially in shorthand; to write remarks or notes
The English word abbreviation itself goes back to Latin brevis, through abbreviātiō.
Riddle & Arnold A Copious and Critical English–Latin Lexicon, 1864
abbreviation
in writing, verborum nota; (scripturae) compendium. To write with abbreviations, notare (opposed to perscribere). Vid: SHORT-HAND.
Quick answer
- What is the Latin word for abbreviation?
- The usual Latin words for “abbreviation” are compendium, notō. 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.