English → Latin
“philology” in Latin
doctrīnateaching, instruction; learning, erudition; doctrine, theorygrammaticusof or pertaining to the study of language, of literature and grammar; linguistic, philological, grammaticalphĭlŏlŏgĭalove of learning
The English word philology itself goes back to Latin phĭlŏlŏgĭa.
Riddle & Arnold A Copious and Critical English–Latin Lexicon, 1864
philology
*antiquitatis studium: *antiquarum litterarum studia (the study of ancient litterature): humanitatis studium, humanitatis disciplina or doctrina (of study as forming the intellect): grammatica, nominative plur.; studium litterarum, quod ii profitentur qui grammatici vocantur (grammatical and critical studies, exegesis, etc.): *philologia (as technical term). ☞ Avoid litterae humaniores, studia humaniora, which are not Latin.
Quick answer
- What is the Latin word for philology?
- The usual Latin words for “philology” are doctrīna, grammaticus, phĭlŏlŏgĭa. 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.