English → Latin
“prompt” in Latin
celerfast, swift, quick, speedy, fleetexpediōto free feet from snares; unfasten fetters; lose the shackles; to loosen restraints, unchain, set free, liberate, releassuggerōto carry, bring, put or lay under; to afford, furnish or supply; to suggest, advise, prompt or offerīnsusurrōto insinuate; to suggest; to whisper
The English word prompt itself goes back to Latin prō, through prōmptus.
Riddle & Arnold A Copious and Critical English–Latin Lexicon, 1864
prompt adj.
celer (quick, expeditious): promtus, expeditus (ready).
prompt v.
To help by secret instruction, suggerere alicui aliquid: suggerere, si aliquem memoria deficit: subjicere alicui verba (the latter, of the theatrical “prompter,” or of one who acts like him).
To incite, instigate, insusurrare (to whisper in anybody’s ears, alicui or ad aurem [confidentially] or in aures [clandestinely], Cic.).
Quick answer
- What is the Latin word for prompt?
- The usual Latin words for “prompt” are celer, expediō, suggerō; also īnsusurrō. 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.