The Latin word for to nod is
nutare
Translations for to nod and their definitions
nutus | |
1. n. nod, nodding | |
2. n. downward tendency or motion; the pull of gravity | |
3. n. command, will, pleasure | |
ad nutum - at will |
nuto | |
1. v. I nod (the head). | |
2. v. I signal or gesture to give a command. | |
3. v. (figuratively) I sway, stagger, totter. | |
4. v. (figuratively) I waver, hesitate, doubt. |
adnuo | |
1. v. I nod assent, approve, consent, allow. | |
Adnuit Coeptis — “he approved/approves the undertakings.” | |
2. v. I favour or designate with a nod. | |
Iuppiter omnipotens, audacibus adnue coeptis. — “Jupiter Almighty, favour my audacious undertakings” | |
3. v. I promise, grant. | |
4. v. ====Notes==== | |
5. v. Takes a dative object. |
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