English → Latin
“prone” in Latin
dēvexussloping or inclining downwards; downhill; steepdēclīvissloping or shelving (downwards); descending, downhill; falling (stars)inclīnōto cause to lean, bend, tilt, incline, turn; bend down, bow something; divert; swerve; to cause to fall back or give wayprōnusturned forward, inclined, leaning, hanging; bent over, bending, stooping; prone, face downprōclīvisdownward; downhill; prone (to); steep (hence unsafe)prōpēnsushanging down; inclining toward, coming near, approaching; inclined, disposed, prone, ready, eager, willing
The English word prone itself goes back to Latin prō, through prōnus.
Riddle & Arnold A Copious and Critical English–Latin Lexicon, 1864
prone
Tending downward, devexus; declivis or declivus; inclinatus.
Inclined, pronus (general term): proclivis (commonly to something good): propensus (commonly to something bad). Vid: “INCLINED TO.
Quick answer
- What is the Latin word for prone?
- The usual Latin words for “prone” are dēvexus, dēclīvis, inclīnō; also prōnus, prōclīvis, prōpēnsus. 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.