English → Latin
“lexicon” in Latin
lexicona dictionary, a lexiconcōnficiōto prepare, accomplish, complete, execute; settle, close a bargain; traverse; to produce, cause, bring about, effect, seegō̆I; first person singular personal pronoun, nominative case
The English word lexicon itself goes back to Latin lexicon.
Riddle & Arnold A Copious and Critical English–Latin Lexicon, 1864
lexicon
*lexicon (λεξικόν, list of names and words in alphabetical order); *onomasticon (a collection of words and names arranged according to their matter: ☞ dictionarium, barbarous, of the Middle Ages). A large, copious lexicon, thesaurus verborum: a small lexicon, *index verborum: to undertake a Latin lexicon, lexici Latini curam suscipere: to write or compile a lexicon, *lexicon condere, conficere: he is to me a living lexicon, mihi, quoties aliquid abditum quaero, ille thesaurus est (Plin., Ep., 1, 22, 2).
Quick answer
- What is the Latin word for lexicon?
- The usual Latin words for “lexicon” are lexicon, cōnficiō, egō̆. 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.