English → Latin
“translation” in Latin
conversiōthe act of turning round or revolving; revolution; the act of inverting; alteration, change; conversiontrānslātiōTranslation of text from one language to another; A transfer from a literal to a figurative meaning; a metaphor (comparetrānsferōto bear, carry or bring across or over; transport, transfer, convey over; to copy, transcribe, transfer; to carry along
The English word translation itself goes back to Latin ferō, through trānslātiō.
Riddle & Arnold A Copious and Critical English–Latin Lexicon, 1864
translation
The act of transferring or removing, by circumlocution with verbs under TRANSFER, REMOVE.
The act of rendering from one language to another, conversio: translatio (Quint., ☞ There is no good authority for versio or for interpretatio in this sense). There is no need of a verbal translation, non exprimi verbum e verbo necesse est.
A book translated, liber scriptoris conversus or translatus (Vid: Cic., N.D., 2, 41; Quint., 10, 5, 2). The translation of a speech, oratio conversa: a bad translation, liber male conversus.
Quick answer
- What is the Latin word for translation?
- The usual Latin words for “translation” are conversiō, trānslātiō, trānsferō. 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.