English → Latin
“commemorate” in Latin
agōto act, to behave; to do; to make (something that does not continue to exist after the maker stops)agitōto act, behave, do, or make persistently or unremittingly; to put something in motion, drive, impel; drive by rowing, rocelebrōto go to a place or person in large numbers or often; throng, frequent, fill; to practise, employ, exercise, repeat; to
The English word commemorate itself goes back to Latin memor, through commemorātus.
Riddle & Arnold A Copious and Critical English–Latin Lexicon, 1864
commemorate
to make mention of, [Vid: MENTION].
To celebrate, agere: agitare (the proper word; e.g., an event, the anniversary of anything, one’s birth-day, etc.): celebrare (with pomp or demonstrations of joy, by one’s presence; e.g., a birlh-day, a wedding, less frequently of feasts): to commemorate a day, diem prosequi (Vid: Nep., Att., 4, extr.): to commemorate anything by a feast for three days, diem festum agere triduum or per triduum.
Quick answer
- What is the Latin word for commemorate?
- The usual Latin words for “commemorate” are agō, agitō, celebrō. 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.