praemitto
Latin
Etymology
Pronunciation
- (Classical Latin) IPA(key): [prae̯ˈmɪt.toː]
- (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): [preˈmit̪.t̪o]
Verb
praemittō (present infinitive praemittere, perfect active praemīsī, supine praemissum); third conjugation
- to send forth or forward or ahead
- c. 52 BCE, Julius Caesar, Commentarii de Bello Gallico 2.17:
- His rebus cognatis, exploratores centurionesque praemittit qui locum castris idoneum deligant.
- Having learned these things, he sends forward scouts and centurions to choose a convenient place for the camp.
- His rebus cognatis, exploratores centurionesque praemittit qui locum castris idoneum deligant.
Conjugation
Conjugation of praemittō (third conjugation)
Descendants
- English: premit, premise
- Italian: premettere
- Sicilian: primèttiri
References
- “praemitto”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
- “praemitto”, in Charlton T. Lewis (1891) An Elementary Latin Dictionary, New York: Harper & Brothers
- praemitto in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.