English → Latin
“ago” in Latin
abhincsince, ago; hence, henceforth, hereafterpaucīfew, small group of people; the oligarchsanteof space. in front, before, forwards; before, in the presence of, in the sight of; of time. beforeprīdemlong ago, long since; previously, formerlydūduma short time ago, a little while ago, not long since; before, formerly, previouslydiūlong, a long while, a while, for long, for a long time; continually, all day; long enough
Riddle & Arnold A Copious and Critical English–Latin Lexicon, 1864
ago
abhinc (with accusative or ablative). Sometimes ante with hic. Three years ago, abhinc annos tres (or tribus annis). Six months ago, ante hos sex menses. Sometimes the ablative only will do: paucis his diebus (a few days ago): and ante is found for abhinc without hic; e.g., qui centum millibus annorum ante occiderunt. Long ago, pridem (opposed to nuper; marking a distant point of time): dudum (opposed to modo; marking a space, but only of some minutes or hours). All often used with jam. He died long ago, jam pridem mortuus est. You ought to have been executed long ago, ad mortem te duci jam pridem oportebat. Observe, not diu, which goes with the perfect definite: jam diu mortuus est, “he has been long dead.” An immense time ago! (in answer to a question: how long?) longissime! (Plaut.).
Quick answer
- What is the Latin word for ago?
- The usual Latin words for “ago” are abhinc, paucī, ante; also prīdem, dūdum, diū. 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.