English → Latin
“resign” in Latin
cēdōto go, move, proceed, go along, move along; to result, turn out, happen, yield; to withdraw, depart, retire, go away froconcēdōto depart, retire or withdraw, come away, come, go away; to disappear or vanish; to relinquish, concede, relent, subsidedēpōnōto lay, set, put or place aside or away; deposit; to resign, get rid of, give up; to wager, stake, betomittōto let go, allow to pass by, let fall or let loose; to lay aside, give up, abandon, neglect or disregard; to omit, leavehonorhonor, esteem, dignity, reputation, office
The English word resign itself goes back to Latin signum, through resignāre.
Riddle & Arnold A Copious and Critical English–Latin Lexicon, 1864
resign
To give up, cedere: concedere (to yield): abjicere: deponere: omittere (to let go, abandon): desistere aliqua re or de aliqua re (implying a sudden change of purpose) renunciare alicui re (to renounce). To resign one’s self to an occupation or pursuit, alicui rei se dedere: studio alicujus rei se dedere or se tradere: to resign one’s self to suffering, aequo animo ferre or tolerare aliquid: in se recipere aliquid.
To abdicate or retire from an office, abdicare munus or (far more commonly) se munere: abire magistratu or honore: abscedere munere (Liv., 9, 3): magistratum deponere (of magistrates): missionem postulare (to demand a discharge of soldiers. ☞ donare, “to give up a command,” is of the Silver Age).
Quick answer
- What is the Latin word for resign?
- The usual Latin words for “resign” are cēdō, concēdō, dēpōnō; also omittō, honor. 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.