English → Latin
“numeral” in Latin
nōtusfamiliar, customary, in common use; widely known, famous, well-known; of great renown, illustrious, celebrated, notorioureceptōto recover
The English word numeral itself goes back to Latin numerus, through numerālis.
Riddle & Arnold A Copious and Critical English–Latin Lexicon, 1864
numeral
*nota, signum numeri (a figure): nomen numerale (Prisc., a word): Roman nimerals, etc., numerorum signa a Romanis, ab Arabibus, recepta.
Quick answer
- What is the Latin word for numeral?
- The usual Latin words for “numeral” are nōtus, receptō. 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.