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“depart, departure” in Latin
profectiōdeparture; journeydiscēdōto leave, depart, abandon, retire (with ablative); to not fulfill, fail to fulfill one's target; to deviate from a targeabitusa going away; departure; the place through which one leaves; place of egress, way out, exit; outlet, escape routeproficīscorto set out, depart, leavecomparōto prepare, get ready, provide, furnish; to compare, match, place together, couple, form into pairs
Riddle & Arnold A Copious and Critical English–Latin Lexicon, 1864
depart, departure
The act of going away, profectio (the setting out): discessus, seldom abitus, a or de loco: at the moment of departure, proficiscens; sub ipsa profectione: just before his departure he said, abiturus jam dixit: to prepare for departure, iter parare, comparare. He resolved not to put off his departure for Greece any longer, non ultra differre profectionem in Graeciam constituit (Liv.).
Decease. Vid. DECEASE, or DEMISE.
Quick answer
- What is the Latin word for depart, departure?
- The usual Latin words for “depart, departure” are profectiō, discēdō, abitus; also proficīscor, comparō. 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.