English → Latin
“compute” in Latin
computōto calculate, compute, reckon togethersupputōto prune, lop or trim; to reckon or computedūcōto lead, guide, conduct, lead away; to take; to draw, pullsubdūcōto draw from under or below; draw, lift or pull up, raise; to draw or haul up onto land, beach; to draw, take or lead awvocōto call, summon, beckon (with one's voice); to name, designate; to bring or put (into a state or condition)
The English word compute itself goes back to Latin putus, through computō.
Riddle & Arnold A Copious and Critical English–Latin Lexicon, 1864
compute
computare: supputare (to reckon together): rationem alicujus rei inire, ducere, subducere: calculos ponere, subducere: vocare, revocare ad calculos (to calculate): to have computed anything, subductum habere aliquid: to calculate a thing minutely and anxiously, sollicitis aliquid supputare articulis (Ov., Epistolae ex Ponto, 2, 3, 18): to compute too closely and stingily, nimis exigue et exiliter ad calculos revocare aliquid: digitis computare aliquid or alicujus rei rationem (on one’s fingers): to compute one’s gain, profit, etc., enumero, quod ad me rediturum puto.
Quick answer
- What is the Latin word for compute?
- The usual Latin words for “compute” are computō, supputō, dūcō; also subdūcō, vocō. 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.