praemitto

Latin

Etymology

From prae- +‎ mittō (“send”).

Pronunciation

• (Classical) IPA^(key): /prae̯ˈmit.toː/, [präe̯ˈmɪt̪ːoː]
• (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): /preˈmit.to/, [preˈmit̪ːo]

Verb

praemittō (present infinitive praemittere, perfect active praemīsī, supine praemissum); third conjugation

1. to send forward or ahead
   • c. 52 BCE, Julius Caesar, Commentarii de Bello Gallico 2.17:

     His rebus cognatis, exploratores centurionesque praemittit qui locum castris idoneum deligant.

     Having learned these things, he sends forward scouts and centurions to choose a convenient place for the camp.

Conjugation

Conjugation of praemittō (third conjugation)
indicative		singular			plural
		first	second	third	first	second	third
active	present	praemittō	praemittis	praemittit	praemittimus	praemittitis	praemittunt
	imperfect	praemittēbam	praemittēbās	praemittēbat	praemittēbāmus	praemittēbātis	praemittēbant
	future	praemittam	praemittēs	praemittet	praemittēmus	praemittētis	praemittent
	perfect	praemīsī	praemīsistī	praemīsit	praemīsimus	praemīsistis	praemīsērunt, praemīsēre
	pluperfect	praemīseram	praemīserās	praemīserat	praemīserāmus	praemīserātis	praemīserant
	future perfect	praemīserō	praemīseris	praemīserit	praemīserimus	praemīseritis	praemīserint
passive	present	praemittor	praemitteris, praemittere	praemittitur	praemittimur	praemittiminī	praemittuntur
	imperfect	praemittēbar	praemittēbāris, praemittēbāre	praemittēbātur	praemittēbāmur	praemittēbāminī	praemittēbantur
	future	praemittar	praemittēris, praemittēre	praemittētur	praemittēmur	praemittēminī	praemittentur
	perfect	praemissus + present active indicative of sum
	pluperfect	praemissus + imperfect active indicative of sum
	future perfect	praemissus + future active indicative of sum
subjunctive		singular			plural
		first	second	third	first	second	third
active	present	praemittam	praemittās	praemittat	praemittāmus	praemittātis	praemittant
	imperfect	praemitterem	praemitterēs	praemitteret	praemitterēmus	praemitterētis	praemitterent
	perfect	praemīserim	praemīserīs	praemīserit	praemīserīmus	praemīserītis	praemīserint
	pluperfect	praemīsissem	praemīsissēs	praemīsisset	praemīsissēmus	praemīsissētis	praemīsissent
passive	present	praemittar	praemittāris, praemittāre	praemittātur	praemittāmur	praemittāminī	praemittantur
	imperfect	praemitterer	praemitterēris, praemitterēre	praemitterētur	praemitterēmur	praemitterēminī	praemitterentur
	perfect	praemissus + present active subjunctive of sum
	pluperfect	praemissus + imperfect active subjunctive of sum
imperative		singular			plural
		first	second	third	first	second	third
active	present	—	praemitte	—	—	praemittite	—
	future	—	praemittitō	praemittitō	—	praemittitōte	praemittuntō
passive	present	—	praemittere	—	—	praemittiminī	—
	future	—	praemittitor	praemittitor	—	—	praemittuntor
non-finite forms		active			passive
		present	perfect	future	present	perfect	future
infinitives		praemittere	praemīsisse	praemissūrum esse	praemittī	praemissum esse	praemissum īrī
participles		praemittēns	—	praemissūrus	—	praemissus	praemittendus, praemittundus
verbal nouns		gerund				supine
		genitive	dative	accusative	ablative	accusative	ablative
		praemittendī	praemittendō	praemittendum	praemittendō	praemissum	praemissū

Descendants

• English: premit, premise
• Italian: premettere

References

• “praemitto”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
• “praemitto”, in Charlton T. Lewis (1891) An Elementary Latin Dictionary, New York: Harper & Brothers
• praemitto in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.