English → Latin
“anterior” in Latin
antecēdōto precede (go before or in front of); to excel or surpass; to distinguish oneself, to become eminentpraecēdōto precede (go before); to surpass or excelpriuspreviously; beforesuperusabove, upper, higher
The English word anterior itself goes back to Latin anterior.
Riddle & Arnold A Copious and Critical English–Latin Lexicon, 1864
anterior
antecedens, praecedens: prior, superior (former: for former in point of time, praeteritus is quite wrong): [anterior is late: Ammianus, Symmachus, Sulpicius, Severus.]
Quick answer
- What is the Latin word for anterior?
- The usual Latin words for “anterior” are antecēdō, praecēdō, prius; also superus. 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.