What is the Latin word for comma?

The usual Latin words for “comma” are comma, Utis, nōn; also incidō. The right choice depends on the sense; see the distinctions below.

English → Latin

“comma” in Latin

commaa comma (a division, member, or section of a period smaller than a colon); a comma (a mark of punctuation); a caesura UtisA river of Gallia Cisalpina flowing into the Adriatic Sea not far from Ravenna, now the Montone nōnnot incidōto fall or drop; to fall upon, meet, come upon (by chance), happen on, fall in with; to fall upon, attack, assault

The English word comma itself goes back to Latin comma.

Riddle & Arnold A Copious and Critical English–Latin Lexicon, 1864

comma

comma, utis, n: (κόμμα), or pure Latin, incisum (as one clause of a period, Gramm.; new Latin, as mark of punctuation).

Quick answer

What is the Latin word for comma?: The usual Latin words for “comma” are comma, Utis, nōn; also incidō. 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.