English → Latin
“cessation” in Latin
intermissiōintermission, interruptionōmissiōomissioncessātiōrest, relaxation, respite; inactivity, idlenessintercapēdōinterruption; intermission; interval; pause; respiteinterpellātiōinterruption (in speaking), hindrance
The English word cessation itself goes back to Latin cessō, through cessātiō.
Riddle & Arnold A Copious and Critical English–Latin Lexicon, 1864
cessation
intermissio (the giving up entirely for a time): omissio (the giving up entirely): cessatio (the resting; opposed to previous activity: often in a depreciating sense): intercapedo (interval during which anything is interrupted; interruption; e.g., intercapedinem scribendi facere, Cic..): interpellatio (interruption of a speaker; hence interruption generally). Withou any cessation, uno tenore: sine ulla intermissione.
Termination, VID
Quick answer
- What is the Latin word for cessation?
- The usual Latin words for “cessation” are intermissiō, ōmissiō, cessātiō; also intercapēdō, interpellātiō. The right choice depends on the sense; see the distinctions below.
Entry from J. E. Riddle & T. K. Arnold, A Copious and Critical English–Latin Lexicon (rev. C. Anthon, New York: Harper, 1864), digitised by Fergus J. P. Walsh, CC BY-SA 4.0; Latin markup adapted by latindictionary.co.