English → Latin
“message” in Latin
nūntiusa messenger, reporter, courier; an envoy, message, report; a command, order, injunctionmandōto order, command, enjoin; to put in hand; deliver over; to commit, consignafferōto carry forth; to bring forth; conduct; to bring, bear, convey or carry information, report, announce, inform, publish,perferōto bear, carry or convey through to a place or to the end; bring home; to convey news, announce, state; to bear, supportreferōto bear, bring, drive, or carry back, off, or away; to give back, give up, return, restore, pay back, repay, render, pay
The English word message itself goes back to Latin mittō, through missāticum.
Riddle & Arnold A Copious and Critical English–Latin Lexicon, 1864
message
nuntius: mandatum: to bear or bring a message, nuntium ferre (Liv.), afferre, perferre (Cic.); mandatum ferre (Ov.); referre (Caes.): to receive a very welcome message, optatissimum nuntium accipere (opposed to malum nuntium audire).
Quick answer
- What is the Latin word for message?
- The usual Latin words for “message” are nūntius, mandō, afferō; also perferō, referō. 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.