English → Latin
“memorial” in Latin
monumentumreminder, memorial; monument; tomb, burial placelibellusthe inner bark of a tree used for writing tablets; a little book, booklet, pamphlet (esp. a book written in pages rather
The English word memorial itself goes back to Latin memoria, through memoriale.
Riddle & Arnold A Copious and Critical English–Latin Lexicon, 1864
memorial adj.
memorials, or with the substantive.
memorial s.
A monument, monumentum.
An address of solicitation, libellus supplex (Mart.), or simply libellus (Cic.); litterae supplices.
Quick answer
- What is the Latin word for memorial?
- The usual Latin words for “memorial” are monumentum, libellus. 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.