English → Latin
“technical” in Latin
verbumword; proverb, saying; verbartifexartist, actor; craftsman, master (of a craft); mastermind, schemer
The English word technical itself goes back to Latin technicus.
Riddle & Arnold A Copious and Critical English–Latin Lexicon, 1864
technical
A technical term, vocabulum artis: vocabulum artificibus usitatum: technical terms, verba artis propria (Quint., 8, 2, 13); vocabula quae in quaque arte versantur, vocabula artificum propria; vocabula artis; verba or vocabula quibus philosophi or artifices (as the case may be) utuntur quasi privatis ac suis; vocabula ex artis propria necessitate concepta: to use a technical term, *ut in arte dicimus; *ut more artificum loquar: to employ technical terms in teaching, verbis in docendo quasi privatis uti ac suis.
Quick answer
- What is the Latin word for technical?
- The usual Latin words for “technical” are verbum, artifex. 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.