English → Latin
“prime” in Latin
flōsflower, blossom; the best kind or part of something; the prime; best state of thingsflōreōto bloom, blossom, flower; to flourish; prosper, abound with; be filled with; to be colorful, brightprīmusfirst, early; chief, principal; most excellent, eminent; distinguished, noble; the first part of; the entrance, extremitbonusgood, honest, brave, noble, kind, pleasant; right; usefuliniciōto throw, cast, hurl or place in, on, into, upon, over or at; to grasp, seize, take hold of, lay one's hands upon; to se
The English word prime itself goes back to Latin prīmus.
Riddle & Arnold A Copious and Critical English–Latin Lexicon, 1864
prime s.
Best of anything, flos [Vid: FLOWER.] To be in the prime, florere: the prime of life, aetas florens or optima; setatis flos: to be in the prime of life, in flore aetatis esse; aetate florere: to be yet in the prime of life, integra esse aetate: to die in the prime of youth, in flore primo juvenis exstinctus est aliquis; in flore aetatis eripi rebus humanis.
Beginning, Vid:
Morning, Vid:
The first canonical hour, *prima hora, or prima only, from context.
prime v.
To put powder into the pan of a gun, *pulverem pyrium in scutulam or receptaculum infundere, injicere.
In painting, *primis coloribus imbuere.
Quick answer
- What is the Latin word for prime?
- The usual Latin words for “prime” are flōs, flōreō, prīmus; also bonus, iniciō. 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.