English → Latin
“prostrate” in Latin
prōsternōto strew in front of; to prostrate, knock down, throw to the ground; to overthrow or subvertprōvolvōto roll or tumble forwards, along, over and over or away; to cast oneself down, fall down, prostrate oneself; descend; t
The English word prostrate itself goes back to Latin sternō, through prōstrātus.
Riddle & Arnold A Copious and Critical English–Latin Lexicon, 1864
prostrate v.
Intransitively, ad pedes alicujus se abjicere, projicere, prosternere, provolvere; ad pedes alicui or ad genua alicujus procumbere; ad pedes alicujus procidere; ad pedes alicujus or genua alicui accidere; genibus alicujus advolvi; prosternere se et supplicare alicui (as supplicant). Transitively, Vid: THROW DOWN.
Quick answer
- What is the Latin word for prostrate?
- The usual Latin words for “prostrate” are prōsternō, prōvolvō. 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.