English → Latin
“comprehensible” in Latin
comprehēnsibilisThat can be seized or laid hold of.; perceptible, evident; perceptible, conceivable, intelligible, graspableexpediōto free feet from snares; unfasten fetters; lose the shackles; to loosen restraints, unchain, set free, liberate, releassubunder, beneath; behind; at the feet of
The English word comprehensible itself goes back to Latin prehendō, through comprehēnsibilis.
Riddle & Arnold A Copious and Critical English–Latin Lexicon, 1864
comprehensible
by the mind: comprehensibilis. quod in (sub) intelligentiam cadit: quod intelligentia nostra capit: quod intelligere et ratione comprehendere possumus (what may be embraced by the mental faculties, opposed to quod fugit intelligentiae nostrae vim et notionem; quod nullius mens aut cogitatio capere potest): facilis intellectu or ad intelligendum. accommodatus ad intelligentiam: expeditus. cognitu perfacilis (what may be easily comprehended): To be comprehensible, cognosci ac percipi posse: anything is not comprehensible, aliquid in sensum et in mentem intrare non potest: Comprehensible to the people, ad commune judicium popularemque intelligentiam accommodatus (and adverbially accommodate); ad vulgarem popularemque sensum accommodatus.
Capable of being comprised: aliquid comprehendi aliqua re potest, comprehensibilis (late, Lactantius).
Quick answer
- What is the Latin word for comprehensible?
- The usual Latin words for “comprehensible” are comprehēnsibilis, expediō, sub. 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.