English → Latin
“indication” in Latin
indiciuminformation, evidence, discovery, notice; reward for information; indication, sign, proof, tokenvestīgiumfootprint, track; trace, vestige, mark, sign; sole of the footnōtusfamiliar, customary, in common use; widely known, famous, well-known; of great renown, illustrious, celebrated, notoriouvenēnuma potion, juice; poison, venomvirtūsmanhood, manliness, virility; courage, valor, resoluteness, gallantry; virtue, goodnesstimorfear, dread; awe, reverenceindicōto indicate, point out; show, manifest, discover; to declare; to reveal, betray, uncover
The English word indication itself goes back to Latin indicō, through indicātiō.
Riddle & Arnold A Copious and Critical English–Latin Lexicon, 1864
indication
indicium (mark, etc., by which anything is disclosed, detected): vestigium (trace): nota (mark). (The words are found in this connection and order.) nota et vestigium, and (in plur.) indicia et vestigia (e.g., of poison, veneni): significatio alicujus rei (a manifestation of some feeling, etc.; e.g., virtutis, timoris): To follow up the indications of anything, vestigia alicujus rei persequi: to be an indication of, etc., indicare: indicio or indicium esse.
Quick answer
- What is the Latin word for indication?
- The usual Latin words for “indication” are indicium, vestīgium, nōtus; also venēnum, virtūs, timor. 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.