English → Latin
“depopulation” in Latin
vāstātiōdesolating, ravaging, devastationpopulātiōthe act of laying waste or plundering; plunder, booty; destruction, devastation, corruption, ruindēpopulātiōmarauding, pillaging, sacking, plunderingvāstitāswaste (empty place), desert; desolation, devastation, ruin, destruction; immensity, vastnessagerfield; acre; land; estate; park; territory
The English word depopulation itself goes back to Latin populor, through dēpopulātiō.
Riddle & Arnold A Copious and Critical English–Latin Lexicon, 1864
depopulation
vastatio: populatio; depopulatio (depopulation and complete ransacking; e.g., of the land, agrorum): vastitas (the state of being depopulated).
Quick answer
- What is the Latin word for depopulation?
- The usual Latin words for “depopulation” are vāstātiō, populātiō, dēpopulātiō; also vāstitās, ager. 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.