English → Latin
“forgery” in Latin
ădultĕrātĭoan adulterationtabulatablet, sometimes a tablet covered with wax for writing; board or plank; map, painting, document or other item put onto
The English word forgery itself goes back to Latin faber, through fabricō.
Riddle & Arnold A Copious and Critical English–Latin Lexicon, 1864
forgery
adulteratio (☞ impostura, in this meaning, belongs to forensic Latinity). Forgery of coin, monetae adulteratio (commentators of Cod. Theod., 9, 21, 5): accused of forgery, falsae monetae reus (ib., with reference to coin); falsarum tabularum reus (with reference to documents, Suet.): the punishment of forgery, poena falsarum et corruptarum litterarum (Cic., with reference to documents). Anything is a forgery, *falsum est chirographum; *falsae et corruptae sunt litterae or tabulae.
Quick answer
- What is the Latin word for forgery?
- The usual Latin words for “forgery” are ădultĕrātĭo, tabula. 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.