English → Latin
“presage” in Latin
ōmenomen, sign, harbinger, portent, token (an object or occurrence believed to portend or predict a future event, circumstanportendōto indicate, point out; to predict, foretell, portendauguriumaugury; divination, prediction; omen, portentpraesāgiumpremonition, presentiment, foreboding, presagedīvīnōto foresee, foretell, divine; to prophesy; to guesspraesāgiōto forebodepraesentiōto have a presentiment; to presagevāticinorto prophesy, foretell; to sing, celebrate (as a poet); to rave, rant, spout foolishnesspraedicōto proclaim, declare publicly; to announce, make known; to praise, commend, extol
The English word presage itself goes back to Latin praesāgium.
Riddle & Arnold A Copious and Critical English–Latin Lexicon, 1864
presage s.
omen: portentum: augurium: praesagium.
presage v.
divinare (by inspiration): praesagire (by natural sagacity): praesentire (by presentiment): vaticinari (to prophesy): praedicare (to predict).
Quick answer
- What is the Latin word for presage?
- The usual Latin words for “presage” are ōmen, portendō, augurium; also praesāgium, dīvīnō, praesāgiō. 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.