English → Latin
“preponderance” in Latin
pondusweight; weight of a pound; heaviness, weight of a bodyexcēdōto go out, go forth or away; depart, retire, withdraw; disappear; to overstep, overtop, overpass, rise above, go beyond;volōto wish, to please; to want; to mean, to intendprōpendeōto hang down, forth or forward; to weigh more, preponderate; to be inclined, disposed to, favourablepraeponderōto preponderate (give more weight or influence to)potentiaforce, power, might; ability, capacity; political power, authority, influence, swayopsstrength, power, power to help, property; resources, wealth, riches; assistance, help, aid, supportantecellōto surpass, excel; to prevail overanteeōto go before, precede (walk on ahead); to surpass; to anticipate
Riddle & Arnold A Copious and Critical English–Latin Lexicon, 1864
preponderance
*quod justum onus, or pondus, excedit (PROP.); major auctoritas, or vis (figuratively): to have the preponderance, propendere: praeponderare (PROP. or figuratively); potentia, opibus, or viribus antecedere, antecellere, anteire, antestare, excellere, praecedere, praecurrere, praestare, superare, praepollere (figuratively); praevalere (figuratively, Liv., praef., § 4).
Quick answer
- What is the Latin word for preponderance?
- The usual Latin words for “preponderance” are pondus, excēdō, volō; also prōpendeō, praeponderō, potentia. 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.