English → Latin
“omit” in Latin
omittōto let go, allow to pass by, let fall or let loose; to lay aside, give up, abandon, neglect or disregard; to omit, leavepraetermittōto allow or permit to pass; to omit or neglect; to overlookintermittōto interrupt; to stop (temporarily); to omit
The English word omit itself goes back to Latin mittō, through omittō.
Riddle & Arnold A Copious and Critical English–Latin Lexicon, 1864
omit
omittere (not to continue what is begun): praetermittere (to neglect): intermittere (to leave off for a time) aliquid; intermissionem alicujus rei facere (Cic.): to omit to do anything, omittere aliquid facere (Cic.); supersedere aliquid agere (Liv.); praetermittere aliquid facere (Nep.): to omit to say, praetermittere aliquid dicere (Cic.): I must not omit to thank, to congratulate you, facere non possum, a me impetrare non possum, quin tibi gratias agam, gratuler; non praetermittendum putavi, quin tibi, etc.: to omit a duty, officium praetermittere; intermissionem officii facere deesse, non satisfacere officio: to omit (= make no mention of) anything, praeterire; silentio praeterire.
Quick answer
- What is the Latin word for omit?
- The usual Latin words for “omit” are omittō, praetermittō, intermittō. 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.