English → Latin
“computation” in Latin
computātiōcalculation, reckoning, computationsupputātiōreckoning, computationsubdūcōto draw from under or below; draw, lift or pull up, raise; to draw or haul up onto land, beach; to draw, take or lead aw
The English word computation itself goes back to Latin putō, through computatiō.
Riddle & Arnold A Copious and Critical English–Latin Lexicon, 1864
computation
computatio: supputatio (a reckoning together): ratio subducta or subducenda (the account or reckoning made, or to be made, up). [Vid: CALCULATION.] To make too minute and anxious a computation, nimis exigue et exiliter ad calculos revocare aliquid.
Quick answer
- What is the Latin word for computation?
- The usual Latin words for “computation” are computātiō, supputātiō, subdūcō. 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.