English → Latin
“testament” in Latin
testāmentumwill, testament; testament (scripture of Christianity)vetusold, aged, elderly, ancient; long-standing; former, previousnovusnew, novel; fresh, young; recent
The English word testament itself goes back to Latin testis, through testāmentum.
Riddle & Arnold A Copious and Critical English–Latin Lexicon, 1864
testament
Will, Vid:
A name given to each of the two divisions of the Bible, testamentum (vetus, novum, ecclesiastical).
Quick answer
- What is the Latin word for testament?
- The usual Latin words for “testament” are testāmentum, vetus, novus. 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.