English → Latin
“denotation” in Latin
notātiōmarking, noting; choice, designation; observationnōtusfamiliar, customary, in common use; widely known, famous, well-known; of great renown, illustrious, celebrated, notoriousignumvisible indication: sign, mark, signal; seal, signet; emblem, ensigndēsignātiōa designating, describing, marking out, specification; a disposition, arrangement
The English word denotation itself goes back to Latin notō, through dēnotātiō.
Riddle & Arnold A Copious and Critical English–Latin Lexicon, 1864
denotation
notatio (denoting or pointing out, whether as an act or by means of words. ☞ denotatio late, Quint., Decl., 19, 3): nota; signum (as a sign): designatio (the marking out; hence, the sketch or plan of anything).
Quick answer
- What is the Latin word for denotation?
- The usual Latin words for “denotation” are notātiō, nōtus, signum; also dēsignātiō. 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.