What is the Latin word for item?

The usual Latin words for “item” are aes, inquam, soleō; also summa. The right choice depends on the sense; see the distinctions below.

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“item” in Latin

aesmoney, pay, fee, fare; copper, bronze, brass; payment, debt inquamto say soleōto be accustomed, used to, in the habit of summatop, summit, highest point or place; the principal or main thing; sum, summary, total

The English word item itself goes back to Latin item.

Riddle & Arnold A Copious and Critical English–Latin Lexicon, 1864

item

aera (plur.), or singula aera. What, is it your way, I would ask, to dispute the whole amount after allowing the particular items, of which it is made up? quid tu, inquam, soles... si singula aera probasti, summam, quae ex his confecta sit, nonprobare? (Cic., ap. Non., 3, 18.

Quick answer

What is the Latin word for item?: The usual Latin words for “item” are aes, inquam, soleō; also summa. 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.