English → Latin
“go off” in Latin
ēveniōto happen, occur; to come forth; to happen to, befall (someone)veniōto come (to a place), come in, arrive, reach; of metaphorical movement in general; to approachvēndōto sell, vendrepudiōto cast off, reject, repudiate, disdain, rebuff
Riddle & Arnold A Copious and Critical English–Latin Lexicon, 1864
go off
(a) (a) To issue, evenire: exitum habere: to go off so (without harm), sic abire (Ter., Andr., 1, 2, 4): not to go off so, non sic abire (Cic., Att., 14, 1, 1). To go off = pass their prime [Vid: Go = become putrid. (b) To go off; i. e., to be sold, venire: vendi: to go off well, facile vendi: to go off badly, repudiari.
Quick answer
- What is the Latin word for go off?
- The usual Latin words for “go off” are ēveniō, veniō, vēndō; also repudiō. 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.