English → Latin
“compilation” in Latin
compīlātiōThe act of carrying off or snatching together; pillaging, plundering.; A compilation, collection (of documents).dictōto repeat, say often; to dictate (to someone for writing); to compose, express in writingcommentāriusmemorandum, notebook; diary, journal; a briefconiectāneamemorandum; commonplace book (of miscellaneous content)
The English word compilation itself goes back to Latin pīlō, through compilatio.
Riddle & Arnold A Copious and Critical English–Latin Lexicon, 1864
compilation
compilatio (PROP. a plundering: used playfully by Cic., ad Div., 2, 8, in., of a collection of records): collectanea: dicta collectanea (collected sentences, Suet., Caes., 5, 6): electorum commentarius or commentarii (collection of choice passages from any author, Plin., Ep: 3, 5, 17): excerpta: conjectanea (collected remarks or notes in general, Gell., 4, 14, in.).
Quick answer
- What is the Latin word for compilation?
- The usual Latin words for “compilation” are compīlātiō, dictō, commentārius; also coniectānea. 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.