English → Latin
“caution” in Latin
cautiōprecaution, caution; stipulation, proviso, exceptioncircumspectiōlooking around; caution, circumspection; foresightmoneōto warn, to advise; to remind; to exhort, advise, recommendadmoneōto remind, recall to the mind, make remember; to admonish, warn, caution; to suggest, advisepraemoneōto admonish or remind beforehand, advise, forewarn, premonish; to foretell, predict, foreshow; foreshadow
The English word caution itself goes back to Latin caveō, through cautiō.
Riddle & Arnold A Copious and Critical English–Latin Lexicon, 1864
caution
cautio: circumspectio. To act with caution, omnia circumspicere: to proceed with caution, cautionem adhibere alicui rei or in re; caute versari in re; caute tractare aliquid. To use all possible caution, omne genus cautionis adhibere.
Security, Vid.
caution v.
monere or praemonere aliquem ut caveat: against anything, monere or praemonere aliquid cavendum; monere or praemonere de aliqua re; monere, ut vitet aliquis aliquid (warn him to avoid something): monere or admonere, or praemonere, ne, etc. (warn him not to do so and so).
Quick answer
- What is the Latin word for caution?
- The usual Latin words for “caution” are cautiō, circumspectiō, moneō; also admoneō, praemoneō. 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.