English → Latin
“lesson” in Latin
scholaLeisure time given to learning; schooltime, classtime.; A school; a place for learning or instruction.; A student body; discenduswhich is to be learned, studied, discernedēdiscenduswhich is to be committed to memory (learnt by heart)pendōto weigh, weigh out; to pay; to consider, ponder
The English word lesson itself goes back to Latin legō, through lēctiō.
Riddle & Arnold A Copious and Critical English–Latin Lexicon, 1864
lesson
Instruction of a teacher, schola (☞ not lectio). Figuratively, to read anybody a lesson, aliquem verbis castigare; aliquem verberare (Quint., Cic., in Ep., 16, 26, in.); alicui verberationem alicujus rei dare (ib., 27, in.).
Task given to a pupil for an exercise, discenda or ediscenda, plur.; or, perhaps, pensum.
Quick answer
- What is the Latin word for lesson?
- The usual Latin words for “lesson” are schola, discendus, ēdiscendus; also pendō. 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.