English → Latin
“commendation” in Latin
commendātiōcommittal; praise, commendation; approval, esteemsuāsiōcounselling, advice, persuasionlēxthe legal machinery of a state, the law; a law, statute, bill; the laws regarded as a body, the constitutionmagnusgreat, large, big; (of things) vast, extensive, spacious (of physical size or quantity); great, grand, mighty, noble, lo
The English word commendation itself goes back to Latin mandō, through commendatio.
Riddle & Arnold A Copious and Critical English–Latin Lexicon, 1864
commendation
commendatio (in all the senses of the English word): suasio (act of commending, e.g., legis): That he may know my commendation was no ordinary one, ut sciat meam commendationem non vulgarem fuisse (Cic.): Anybody’s commendation is of very great use to me with anybody, maximo adjumento est mihi alicujus commendatio apud aliquem: Modesty is the best commendation of youth, prima commendatio proficiscitur alicui a modestia: to have received a strong commendation from anybody, magnopere or diligentissime commendari ab aliquo (to anybody: alicui): Vid: PRAISE.
Quick answer
- What is the Latin word for commendation?
- The usual Latin words for “commendation” are commendātiō, suāsiō, lēx; also magnus. 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.