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“prominence” in Latin
ēminentiaprominence, protuberance; eminence, excellenceprōmineōto stand or jut out; to project, overhang; to be prominent; to bend or reach out (for), extend (to)ēmineōto stand out, project, protrude; to be prominent, stand out in relief; to be or become conspicuous or prominent, stand oexstōto stand out or project; to be prominent or conspicuous; to existusqueconstantly, continuously; as far as, up to, right until, all the wayexcellōto elevate, raise up; to rise, elevate oneself; to exult, be elated
Riddle & Arnold A Copious and Critical English–Latin Lexicon, 1864
prominence
eminentia (eminence, Vid :); or by circumlocution with verbs: ☞ prominentia, late. PROMINENT (TO BE), prominere (also IMPROP. = to extend itself, as far as, etc., in... usque, but never in the sense of To DISTINGUISH one’s self): eminere (to rise high, to tower; also, figuratively = to distinguish one’s self among the rest, inter omnes): exstare (to be above the level; e.g., capite solo ex aqua): projici: projectum esse (to be built in such a manner as to project; e.g., in altum, of a town with regard to the sea). ImPROP., excellere (to excel, Vid :). If = DISTINGUISHED, Vid: To make anything a prominent part in a speech, premere aliquid (to dwell on it particularly): imprimis praedicare aliquid; e.g., alicujus merita in rempublicam (to make peculiar mention of): prominent eyes, oculi eminentes, prominentes, or exstantes: a prominent tooth, dens exsertus; dens brochus (in animals).
Quick answer
- What is the Latin word for prominence?
- The usual Latin words for “prominence” are ēminentia, prōmineō, ēmineō; also exstō, usque, excellō. 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.