English → Latin
“specimen” in Latin
specimenmark, token, sign, indication, specimen; example, pattern, model; ornament, honordocumentumlesson; instruction; warningexempluma sample, example; a warning example, deterrent; torture, exemplary penalty, chastisementexperīmentumtest, trial, experiment; experienceedōto eatostendōto expose to view, exhibit, show; to reveal, expose, make known; to explain, clarify
The English word specimen itself goes back to Latin speciō, through specimen.
Riddle & Arnold A Copious and Critical English–Latin Lexicon, 1864
specimen
(artis) specimen (exhibited in order that one may judge): documentum (especially as an example or pattern, from which one may copy): exemplum (an example, sample): experimentum (by way of proofs or trial). To give a specimen, (artis) specimen dare, edere (after Cic.), ostendere (Liv.).
Quick answer
- What is the Latin word for specimen?
- The usual Latin words for “specimen” are specimen, documentum, exemplum; also experīmentum, edō, ostendō. 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.