English → Latin
“context” in Latin
verbumword; proverb, saying; verbscrīptorwriter, author; scribeisthis or that man, woman or thing; he, she, it, they (previously introduced); this or that [man, woman or thing] (as a noōrdōa methodical series, arrangement, or order; regular line, row, or series; a class, station, condition, rank; a group or
The English word context itself goes back to Latin texō, through contextus.
Riddle & Arnold A Copious and Critical English–Latin Lexicon, 1864
context
verba (scriptoris) contexta (opposed to singula verba: after Quint., 9, 4, 23, ejus [ordinis] observatio in verbis est singulis et contextis): from the context, *ex contextis ipsius scriptoris verbis: or *ex ipsius scriptoris verbis, non singulis, sed contextis (e.g. judicare, intelligere aliquid). OBSERVE: contextus orationis, sermonis, etc., is the manner in which it is put together, the mutual dependence of its parts, etc. Sometimes perhaps continuatio seriesque rerum or verborum may help.
Quick answer
- What is the Latin word for context?
- The usual Latin words for “context” are verbum, scrīptor, is; also ōrdō. 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.