English → Latin
“recorder” in Latin
chartulāriusarchivist, a person who oversees or maintains records.quaesōto beg or ask (for); to seek
The English word recorder itself goes back to Latin cor, through recordātor.
Riddle & Arnold A Copious and Critical English–Latin Lexicon, 1864
recorder
A keeper of records, registrar, chartularius (Cod. Just.): ab actis (Inscript.); tabularii praefectus (Jan.); a commentariis (Inscript.).
A kind of judge, judex quaestionis; quaesitor.
Quick answer
- What is the Latin word for recorder?
- The usual Latin words for “recorder” are chartulārius, quaesō. 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.