English → Latin
“recollection” in Latin
memoriamemory; the ability to remember; a remembrance, a thing remembered; a time of remembranceretineōto keep or hold back, detain, restrain, retain, confine, contain; delay; to hold in check, repress, check, stop, stay; tservōto maintain, keep; to protect, save, keep, guard, safeguard, watch over; to give heed to, pay attention to; watch, obsercōnservōto conserve, to preserve, to save, to guard, to protect; to maintain (i.e., uphold)teneōto hold, have; to grasp; to possess, occupy, control; to watch, guard, maintain, defend; to retain, keep
The English word recollection itself goes back to Latin colligō, through recollectus.
Riddle & Arnold A Copious and Critical English–Latin Lexicon, 1864
recollection
memoria: to preserve or cherish the recollection of anything, memoriam alicujus rei tenere, retinere, servare, conservare; memoria aliquid custodire, sepire, tenere. To entertain a grateful recollection of anybody, memoriam alicujus colere; gratissimam alicujus memoriam retinere.
Quick answer
- What is the Latin word for recollection?
- The usual Latin words for “recollection” are memoria, retineō, servō; also cōnservō, teneō. 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.