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“leading” in Latin
prīmusfirst, early; chief, principal; most excellent, eminent; distinguished, noble; the first part of; the entrance, extremitprīmāriusOne of the first, of the first rank, chief, principal, excellent, remarkable. It was used as the title of a position in caputthe head (of humans and animals); head; top; summit; point; end; extremity (beginning or end); origin; source; spring; hmaximusbiggest, largest; loudest; unencumberedductiōleading (away)dūcōto lead, guide, conduct, lead away; to take; to draw, pulldēductiōdrawing, draining or leading off or forth; subtraction, deductingadministrātiōadministration, management, government (of a city, body); the handling, operation (of an affair)domushouse, home (the building where a person lives); any dwelling-place or abode (of people or animals); the place of one's
Riddle & Arnold A Copious and Critical English–Latin Lexicon, 1864
leading adj.
primus (first); primarius (chief in rank, etc.): the leading point, caput; primum; maximum. Vid: CHIEF.
leading s.
ductio, ductus (a leading, leading forth; the former of the act, the latter of the thing; also in the sense of command); deductio (a leading away to a place; e.g., domum): administratio (management; e.g., of a war): under the leading of anyone, aliquo duce; alicujus ductu.
Quick answer
- What is the Latin word for leading?
- The usual Latin words for “leading” are prīmus, prīmārius, caput; also maximus, ductiō, dūcō. 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.