English → Latin
“inventory” in Latin
The English word inventory itself goes back to Latin inveniō, through inventorium.
Riddle & Arnold A Copious and Critical English–Latin Lexicon, 1864
inventory
repertorium: inventarium (the latter a common expression; repertorium... quod vulgo inventarium appellatur, Ulp., Dig., 26, 7, 7, in.): res acceptae et tradendae (the articles as set down in an inventory; after Cic., Verr., 4, 63, 140). An inventory of the furniture of a tavern, instrumentum cauponium (Marcellinus, Dig., 33, 7, 17, § 2). To take an inventory, repertorium or inventarium facere.
Quick answer
- What is the Latin word for inventory?
- The usual Latin words for “inventory” are repertōrium, inventārium. 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.