LATIN DICTIONARYLexicon Latīnum
adjectivefirst/second-declension adjective

prōmūtuus

prōmūtuus (feminine prōmūtua, neuter prōmūtuum)
Classical[proːˈmuː.tu.ʊs]Ecclesiastical[proˈmuː.tu.us]

Meaning

  1. adjectivepaid beforehand
  2. adjectiveadvanced, lent in advance

Declension

singular
formmasculinefeminineneuter
nominativeprōmūtuusprōmūtuaprōmūtuum
genitiveprōmūtuīprōmūtuaeprōmūtuī
dativeprōmūtuōprōmūtuaeprōmūtuō
accusativeprōmūtuumprōmūtuamprōmūtuum
ablativeprōmūtuōprōmūtuāprōmūtuō
vocativeprōmūtueprōmūtuaprōmūtuum
plural
formmasculinefeminineneuter
nominativeprōmūtuīprōmūtuaeprōmūtua
genitiveprōmūtuōrumprōmūtuārumprōmūtuōrum
dativeprōmūtuīsprōmūtuīsprōmūtuīs
accusativeprōmūtuōsprōmūtuāsprōmūtua
ablativeprōmūtuīsprōmūtuīsprōmūtuīs
vocativeprōmūtuīprōmūtuaeprōmūtua

prō-mūtŭus, a, um, adj.,
I. paid over beforehand, advanced, loaned: publicanis (imperabatur) insequentis anni vectigal promutuum, was demanded in advance as a loan, Caes. B. C. 3, 32 fin. (for which before: insequentis anni mutua pecunia, id. ib. 3, 31, 2): vectura, prepaid, Dig. 19, 2, 15. —
II. Subst.: prōmūtŭum, i, n., an advance, loan, Dig. 40, 7, 40, § 5.

Origins

  1. Proto-Indo-European*per-der.?
  2. Proto-Indo-European*per-der.?
  3. Proto-Indo-European*pér
  4. Proto-Indo-European*pró
  5. Proto-Indo-European*pro-
  6. Proto-Italic*pro-
  7. Latinprōmūtuus

Latin mūtuus Latin prōmūtuus From prō- + mūtuus.

Quick answers

What does prōmūtuus mean in Latin?
prōmūtuus, a adjective, means “paid beforehand; advanced, lent in advance”.
How do you pronounce prōmūtuus?
In classical Latin, [proːˈmuː.tu.ʊs]; in ecclesiastical (church) Latin, [proˈmuː.tu.us].
Where does prōmūtuus come from?
Proto-Indo-European *per-der.? → Proto-Indo-European *per-der.? → Proto-Indo-European *pér → Proto-Indo-European *pró → Proto-Indo-European *pro- → Proto-Italic *pro- → Latin prōmūtuus.