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“put to sea” in Latin
soleōto be accustomed, used to, in the habit ofprōdeōto go forth: to advance, to proceed; to come forth: to appear, to emerge, to become manifest; to come up, to turn out, t
Riddle & Arnold A Copious and Critical English–Latin Lexicon, 1864
put to sea
solvere navem, or simply solvere (poetically, vela ventis dare): with a fleet, classe proficisci; classe navigare (but the latter only when the place to which one sails is named; e.g., in Macedoniam): a terra solvere (Put off from land): e portu proficisci (of the person or ship): e portu exire, prodire (also without e portu, of the ship): naves e portu educere, classem deducere (of the admiral).
Quick answer
- What is the Latin word for put to sea?
- The usual Latin words for “put to sea” are soleō, prōdeō. 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.