English → Latin
“task” in Latin
opuswork, labor, accomplishment; workmanship, artwork, work (of art, literature, etc.); need, necessityefficiōto make out or work out; effect, execute, complete, accomplish, make, form, compose; to cause to occur, to bring about,
The English word task itself goes back to Latin taxō.
Riddle & Arnold A Copious and Critical English–Latin Lexicon, 1864
task s.
pensum, pensum imperatum (a day’s work appointed; from the practice of weighing out wool for spinning); opus (work to be done). To set or prescribe a task, pensum imperare: to set one’s self a task, proponere sibi aliquid faciendum: to be equal to a task, operi sufficere: to perform a difficult task, quod est difficillimum, efficere: to take one to task, reprehendere aliquem: castigare aliquem verbis (to reprove).
task v.
pensum alicui imperare. To task one’s self, proponere sibi aliquid faciendum. Vid: also, CHARGE.
Quick answer
- What is the Latin word for task?
- The usual Latin words for “task” are opus, efficiō. 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.