praesemino
ὅπλον μέγιστόν ἐστιν ἡ ἀρετή βροτοῖς → man's greatest weapon is virtue, virtue is the greatest weapon for mortals
Latin > English (Lewis & Short)
prae-sēmĭno: no
I perf., ātum, 1, v. a., to sow or plant beforehand (post-class.).
I Lit.: non nati sunt homines tamquam ex draconis dentibus praeseminati, Lact. 6, 10: vis naturalis, et quasi praeseminata, Aug Gen. ad Lit. 3, 14.—
II Trop., to lay the foundation for, to prepare for, to undertake a thing: majora sibi praeseminans, Amm. 30, 2, 1; Ambros. Ep. 5, 3; Cassiod. Hist. Eccl. 6, 24.
Latin > French (Gaffiot 2016)
præsēmĭnō, ātum, āre, tr., semer auparavant : Lact. Inst. 6, 10 || [fig.] poser les fondements de, préparer : Amm. 30, 2, 1.
Latin > German (Georges)
prae-sēmino, (āvī), ātum, āre, I) vorher säen, -pflanzen, Augustin. de gen. ad litt. 3, 14 extr. – II) bildl.: 1) vorher ausstreuen, quaedam quaestionis huius lumina, Augustin. epist. 9, 2. – 2) zu etwas den Grund legen, etw. vorbereiten, Amm. 30, 2, 1. Ambros. de Noë 3. § 6; epist. 5. § 3. Cassiod. hist. eccl. 6, 24.
