English → Latin
“comparative” in Latin
comparātīvuscomparative; comparative (of an adjective)iūdicātiōjudging; judgement, opinionabsolvōto release, discharge; to loosen from, make loose, detach, untie; to pay off
The English word comparative itself goes back to Latin comparō, through comparātīvus.
Riddle & Arnold A Copious and Critical English–Latin Lexicon, 1864
comparative
comparatus ad aliquid (compared with): comparativus (judicatio, Cic., genus causae, Quint., hence, comparative anatomy, *anatomia or anatomice comparativa, with or without a quae dicitur): ad quod adjunctio quaedam accedit or cum adjunctione (opposed to simplex et absolutus). Necessity may be comparative or absolute, sunt quaedam cum adjunctione necessitudines, quaedam simplices et absolutae. Sometimes by circumlocution with videri quodammodo posse: speciem aliquem alicujus rei videre, etc. I think I see a comparative revival of anything, speciem aliquam videre videor quasi reviviscentis alicujus rei (after Cic., 4, Fam., 4): The comparative degree, gradus comparativus (Grammaticus).
Quick answer
- What is the Latin word for comparative?
- The usual Latin words for “comparative” are comparātīvus, iūdicātiō, absolvō. 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.