English → Latin
“comment on, comment upon” in Latin
explānōto flatten or spread out; to explainēnārrōto explain in detail, to expoundcommentāriusmemorandum, notebook; diary, journal; a briefnotōto mark, make a mark; to write, especially in shorthand; to write remarks or notes
Riddle & Arnold A Copious and Critical English–Latin Lexicon, 1864
comment on, comment upon
Annotate, interpretari aliquid: esse interpretem alicujus rei: explanare. enarrare, commentari (explain an author, poem, etc., the former verbally, the latter in writing: both Silver age): To comment on a book, commentari librum (Suet., Gram: 2): commentaria in librum componere (Gell.):
To make observations on, to censure, notam ascribere alicui rei (affix a mark of censure: PROP. of the Roman Censor: only of written comments): invehi in aliquem: reprehendere et exagitare aliquid: notare aliquid: To comment severely on anybody, notare or notare ac vituperare aliquem: to comment playfully on anybody, notare aliquem joco (Suet.): To comment unfavorably on every circumstance, omnia in deterius trahere.
Quick answer
- What is the Latin word for comment on, comment upon?
- The usual Latin words for “comment on, comment upon” are explānō, ēnārrō, commentārius; also notō. 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.