English → Latin
“information” in Latin
nūntiātiōdeclaration, announcement made by an augursignificātiōsignal, sign, mark, token; applause; meaning, importdēlātiōaccusation, denunciation; carrying, conveyanceindiciuminformation, evidence, discovery, notice; reward for information; indication, sign, proof, token
The English word information itself goes back to Latin fōrmō, through īnfōrmātiō.
Riddle & Arnold A Copious and Critical English–Latin Lexicon, 1864
information
nunciatio, of a thing, alicujus rei (an announcing): significatio (the giving anybody to understand a thing by some hint; with litterarum, when it is done by writing).
Judicial information, delatio (denunciation before a magistrate): indicium (general term). A written information against anybody, libellus de aliquo datus (Plin., Ep., 7, 27, 11): I received this information from an old woman, id indicium mihi anus fecit.
Quick answer
- What is the Latin word for information?
- The usual Latin words for “information” are nūntiātiō, significātiō, dēlātiō; also indicium. 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.