English → Latin
“ascendant” in Latin
fastīgiumpeak, summit, top; extreme part, extremity of a thing; slope, declivity, descentpraestōto be preferable, better, coupled with quam; to be outstanding, be exceeding in something, to excel, stand out, be superascendōto climb up, to go up, to move upwards; to rise, spring upsuperusabove, upper, highertamso, so much, to such an extent, to such a degreevigeōto be vigorous or thriving; thrive, flourish; to be in honor, esteem or repute; prosper; to be alive, live
The English word ascendant itself goes back to Latin scandō, through ascendentem.
Riddle & Arnold A Copious and Critical English–Latin Lexicon, 1864
ascendant
fastigium, or by adjective summus. To be in the ascendant, in (tam) sublime fastigium venisse: in honore esse: fiorere: vigere: summam fortunam, summam gloriam consecutum esse: gloria fiorere: esse in laude: in claritudinem pervenisse: gloria circumfluere: omnium sermone celebrari: in magno nomine et gloria, esse: magna celebritate famae esse (of persons only). (2)
Superiority, influence, praestantia. To have the ascendant in anything, aliqua re praestare alicui: potiorem esse aliquo: aliquem antecedere, antecellere, anteire, antistare, excellere, praecedere, praecurrere, superare: praepollere: praevalere (praevalere, Liv., praef.).
Ascendants (in degrees of kindred), ascendentes (opposed to descendentes, Paul., Dig.).
Quick answer
- What is the Latin word for ascendant?
- The usual Latin words for “ascendant” are fastīgium, praestō, ascendō; also superus, tam, vigeō. 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.