English → Latin
“programme” in Latin
prōlogusa preface to a play; a prologue; one who recites a prologueprōlūsĭoa preludelibellusthe inner bark of a tree used for writing tablets; a little book, booklet, pamphlet (esp. a book written in pages rather
Riddle & Arnold A Copious and Critical English–Latin Lexicon, 1864
programme
some say prologus or prolusio; but perhaps programma (although not classical) is sometimes necessary as technical term: Georges gives libellus, with reference to Cic., Quint. 15, 50, and 19, 61: Cic., Phil., 2, 38; Tac., Dial., 9, 3.
Quick answer
- What is the Latin word for programme?
- The usual Latin words for “programme” are prōlogus, prōlūsĭo, 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.