English → Latin
“commemorative” in Latin
renovōto renew, restore or revive; to retouch, change, alterredintegrōto restore or renew, refresh or reviverepraesentōto show, exhibit, display; to pay immediately or on the spot; to perform immediatelycōnsecrōTo consecrate or dedicate; To hallow or sanctify; To deifystatuaa statue, especially one made of metalpōnōto place; to put; to lay; to ordain; to appoint; to make (something); to set up; to pitch (camp)
The English word commemorative itself goes back to Latin memorō, through commemorātīvus.
Riddle & Arnold A Copious and Critical English–Latin Lexicon, 1864
commemorative
[Vid: COMMEMORATION][Vid: COMMEMORATION], quod alicujus rei memoriam revocat, renovat, redintegrat, repraesentat: quod memoriam nominis (alicujus) consecrat: a commemorative statue, statua, laudis ut maneat memoria, posita.
Quick answer
- What is the Latin word for commemorative?
- The usual Latin words for “commemorative” are renovō, redintegrō, repraesentō; also cōnsecrō, statua, pōnō. 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.