English → Latin
“predisposition” in Latin
studiumstudy; eagerness, zeal; desire, fancymorbusa disease, illness, malady, sickness, disorder, distemper, ailment; a fault, vice, failing; sorrow, grief, distress
Riddle & Arnold A Copious and Critical English–Latin Lexicon, 1864
predisposition
proclivitas ad aliquid (natural propensity): inclinatio voluntatis; studium. To have a predisposition for, propenso animo, propensa voluntate esse in; opportunum esse (to a disease, morbo).
Quick answer
- What is the Latin word for predisposition?
- The usual Latin words for “predisposition” are studium, morbus. 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.