English → Latin
“record” in Latin
memorōto remind, bring to mind; to tell, say, speak of, narrate, utter, recount, relateprōferōto bring out, bring forth; to make known, produce in public, publish, reveal; to appear, show oneselfnarrōto tell, say, relate; to describe, report, recount; to state the facts of a casecelebrōto go to a place or person in large numbers or often; throng, frequent, fill; to practise, employ, exercise, repeat; to referōto bear, bring, drive, or carry back, off, or away; to give back, give up, return, restore, pay back, repay, render, payperscrībōto write out; to write in full or in detailmentiōmention, a calling to mindnārrātiōnarration, narrative, storytabulatablet, sometimes a tablet covered with wax for writing; board or plank; map, painting, document or other item put onto commentāriusmemorandum, notebook; diary, journal; a brief
The English word record itself goes back to Latin cor, through recordor.
Riddle & Arnold A Copious and Critical English–Latin Lexicon, 1864
record v.
To relate, memorare: rei mentionem facere: proferre: narrare: celebrare. [SYN. in RELATE.]
To register in public monuments, etc., in acta publica referre: aliquid in tabulis consignare; aliquid in tabulas or commentaries referre: also, perscribere only (Cic., Sull., 14, 41).
record s.
Relation, mentio: narratio. [SYN. in RELATION.]
Register, etc., of judicial proceedings, tabulae: commentarii (general term): periculum (tablet on which the verdict against an accused person is written down, Nep., Ep., 8, 2): conscriptio quaestionis (written report of a judicial investigation; in Cic., Cluent., 67, 191).
Quick answer
- What is the Latin word for record?
- The usual Latin words for “record” are memorō, prōferō, narrō; also celebrō, referō, perscrībō. 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.