LATIN DICTIONARYLexicon Latīnum
noun · femininethird declension

praefīnītiō

praefīnītiō f (genitive praefīnītiōnis)

Meaning

  1. appointment (fixed beforehand)

Declension

declension
formsingularplural
nominativepraefīnītiōpraefīnītiōnēs
genitivepraefīnītiōnispraefīnītiōnum
dativepraefīnītiōnīpraefīnītiōnibus
accusativepraefīnītiōnempraefīnītiōnēs
ablativepraefīnītiōnepraefīnītiōnibus
vocativepraefīnītiōpraefīnītiōnēs

prae-fīnītĭo, ōnis, f. praefinio,
I. a determining or fixing beforehand, appointment, prescription (post-class.), Gai. Inst. 4, 51; Dig. 36, 2, 19; 20: saeculorum, Vulg. Eph. 3, 11; Tert. Monag. 2.

Origins

  1. Proto-Indo-European*per-
  2. Proto-Indo-European*preh₂-
  3. Proto-Indo-European*préh₂i?
  4. Proto-Italic*prai
  5. Proto-Italic*prai-
  6. Latinpraefīnītiō

Latin finitio Latin praefīnītiō From prae- + finitio.

Quick answers

What does praefīnītiō mean in Latin?
praefīnītiō, a noun, means “appointment (fixed beforehand)”.
What is the genitive of praefīnītiō?
The genitive singular is praefīnītiōnis. praefīnītiō is feminine, third declension.
Where does praefīnītiō come from?
Proto-Indo-European *per- → Proto-Indo-European *preh₂- → Proto-Indo-European *préh₂i? → Proto-Italic *prai → Proto-Italic *prai- → Latin praefīnītiō.