English → Latin
“calculator” in Latin
calculātorcalculator, bookkeeper, accountant; computer, one versed in/teacher of arithmeticcomputōto calculate, compute, reckon together
The English word calculator itself goes back to Latin calculus, through calculātor.
Riddle & Arnold A Copious and Critical English–Latin Lexicon, 1864
calculator s.
calculator (Marcus and Ulp., Dig.): computator (Sen., Ep., 87, 5).
Quick answer
- What is the Latin word for calculator?
- The usual Latin words for “calculator” are calculātor, computō. 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.