English → Latin
“deciphering” in Latin
explicātiōThe act of unfolding or unrolling.; An explanation, explication, exposition.explānātiōexplanation, interpretation; exposition; articulation, pronunciationinterpretātiōexplanation, exposition, interpretation; a translation, version; signification, meaningēnōdātiōuntangling, untying; denouement, explanation
Riddle & Arnold A Copious and Critical English–Latin Lexicon, 1864
deciphering
Art of making out what is written in cipher, ars investigandi et persequendi notas (Suet., Caes. 56).
Explanation of what is obscure, explicatio; explanatio; interpretatio; enodatio.
Quick answer
- What is the Latin word for deciphering?
- The usual Latin words for “deciphering” are explicātiō, explānātiō, interpretātiō; also ēnōdātiō. 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.