English → Latin
“precocious” in Latin
The English word precocious itself goes back to Latin coquō, through praecox.
Riddle & Arnold A Copious and Critical English–Latin Lexicon, 1864
precocious
PROP., , praematurus, praecox [SYN. in EARLY.]
Figuratively, Precocious abilities, ingeniorum velut praecox genus (Quint., 1, 3, 3): immature magnum ingenium (Sen., Controv., 1, 1).
Quick answer
- What is the Latin word for precocious?
- The usual Latin words for “precocious” are praemātūrus, praecox. 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.