English → Latin
“comprehensive” in Latin
pateōto be open, accessible, attainable; to be exposed, revealed, disclosed, vulnerable; to increase or extend (said of frontpraeceptumteaching, lesson; precept; order, command
The English word comprehensive itself goes back to Latin prehendō, through comprehēnsīvus.
Riddle & Arnold A Copious and Critical English–Latin Lexicon, 1864
comprehensive
late patens (e.g., praeceptum: extending to many particulars, etc.): a comprehensive memory, magna memoria: to possess a comprehensive knowledge of anything, penitus cognovisse or intelligere aliquid.
Quick answer
- What is the Latin word for comprehensive?
- The usual Latin words for “comprehensive” are pateō, praeceptum. 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.