What is the Latin word for note-book?

The usual Latin words for “note-book” are adversārius, libellus, commentāriolum; also commentārius. The right choice depends on the sense; see the distinctions below.

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“note-book” in Latin

adversāriusadverse, hostile libellusthe inner bark of a tree used for writing tablets; a little book, booklet, pamphlet (esp. a book written in pages rather commentāriolumbrief commentary, short treatise; notebook commentāriusmemorandum, notebook; diary, journal; a brief

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

note-book

adversaria: libellus: commentariolum, commentarii (Vid: Schütz, Lex. Cic., sub voc. Obs. adversaria is also a day-book, in which accounts were set down at the moment, to be afterward transferred to the ledger).

Quick answer

What is the Latin word for note-book?: The usual Latin words for “note-book” are adversārius, libellus, commentāriolum; also commentārius. 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.