English → Latin
“writing” in Latin
scrīptiōwriting; compositionscrībōto writeratiōreason, reasoning, explanation, ground, motive, rationality, rationale, purpose; calculation, account, accounting, reckotabulatablet, sometimes a tablet covered with wax for writing; board or plank; map, painting, document or other item put onto commentātiōmeditation, studying; treatise, dissertationmeditātiōThe act of thinking over something, contemplation, meditation; thought, idea.; The act of planning or devising.; Preparascrīptōriuswritinggraphiāriusstyle of writing
Riddle & Arnold A Copious and Critical English–Latin Lexicon, 1864
writing
The act, scriptio: scriptura: scribendi usus (habitual). Fond of writing, scribendi cupidus; ad scribendum promtus ac paratus; scribendi amore flagrans: a writing exercise, scribendi exercitatio, commentatio, meditatio: of or belonging to writing, scriptorius; graphiarius (Suet., containing materials for writing): writing materials, charta et atramentum (paper and ink), or charta (paper) only.
The manner, scribendi genus, ratio (Cic.): scripturae genus (Nep.). [Vid: also, STYLE.]
Anything written, scriptum (☞ not scriptio; and scriptura in this sense, is late).
Plural. Writings, tabulae (public formal documents; with or without publicae).
Quick answer
- What is the Latin word for writing?
- The usual Latin words for “writing” are scrīptiō, scrībō, ratiō; also tabula, commentātiō, meditātiō. 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.