English → Latin
“premise” in Latin
praeforto say, utter, mention beforehand or in advance; to preface; to say a preliminary prayerreliquusremaining; surviving; the rest, the remaindersermōa conversation, discussion; a rumor, diction, speech, talk, discourse; a language, manner of speaking
The English word premise itself goes back to Latin mittō, through premissa.
Riddle & Arnold A Copious and Critical English–Latin Lexicon, 1864
premise v.
praefari (to say beforehand; with or without accusative of thing said): praemunire aliquid (reliquo) sermoni (premise what is of importance for the understanding of what is to follow, Cic.).
Quick answer
- What is the Latin word for premise?
- The usual Latin words for “premise” are praefor, reliquus, sermō. 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.