English → Latin
“propitious” in Latin
propitiusfavorable, well-disposed, kind; propitiousamīcusfriendly, well-disposed, amicable; loyal, devoted to; supporting, propitious, helpfulsecundussecondfaustusfavorable, fortunate, auspicious, prosperous, luckyprosperagreeable to one's wishescommoduscomfortable, commodious, suitable, useful, convenient, becoming; opportune, timely, tidy; pleasant, friendlyopportūnussuitable; advantageous, useful; favourable, opportune, convenientbonusgood, honest, brave, noble, kind, pleasant; right; useful
The English word propitious itself goes back to Latin propitius.
Riddle & Arnold A Copious and Critical English–Latin Lexicon, 1864
propitious
(of persons)(of persons), propitius; aequus favens, amicus, alicui; benevolus alicui or in aliquem: (of things), secundus; faustus; prosper; commodus; opportunus; bonus.
Quick answer
- What is the Latin word for propitious?
- The usual Latin words for “propitious” are propitius, amīcus, secundus; also faustus, prosper, commodus. 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.