English → Latin
“presence” in Latin
praesēnspresent, immediate, at hand, existing; prompt; propitiousassiduitāsconstant presence with someone; continuance, duration, constancy of something; frequency or repetition of somethingfrequēnscrowded, crammed, packed; filled with a multitude, filled, full, crowded, populous; frequent, repeateddīcōto say, talk, speak, utter, mention; to declare, state; to tellloquorto say, speak, tell, talk, utter; to declare, speak, or state more formally as in a legal context or in defense of someo
The English word presence itself goes back to Latin praesēns, through praesentia.
Riddle & Arnold A Copious and Critical English–Latin Lexicon, 1864
presence
praesentia (the proper word): assiduitas (frequent presence at a place): frequentia (of several persons): in the presence of anybody, aliquo praesente (☞ not in praesentia alicujus): coram aliquo (under the eyes of anybody; the action not necessarily being directed to him): apud aliquem (not only in his presence, but also with reference to him; e.g., dicere, loqui, verba facere apud aliquem): presence of mind, animi praesentia; animus praesens.
Quick answer
- What is the Latin word for presence?
- The usual Latin words for “presence” are praesēns, assiduitās, frequēns; also dīcō, loquor. 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.