English → Latin
“depredation” in Latin
dīreptiōplundering, pillaging, sack, sacking; stealing; rapeexpīlātiōpillaging, plunderingdēpopulātiōmarauding, pillaging, sacking, plunderingpraedātiōthe taking of booty, plundering; predationlatrōcinorto rob on the highway; to fight (as a soldier) for paylactōto contain or give milk, suckle; to suck milk from the breast; to be full of milk
The English word depredation itself goes back to Latin praedor, through depraedatio.
Riddle & Arnold A Copious and Critical English–Latin Lexicon, 1864
depredation
direptio; expilatio; depopulatio; praedatio: depredations of all sorts, latrocinia et raptus: to commit depredations, rapinas facere; latrocinari: to abstain from depredations, direptione praedaque abstinere. ☞ depraedatio very late; Lactant.
Quick answer
- What is the Latin word for depredation?
- The usual Latin words for “depredation” are dīreptiō, expīlātiō, dēpopulātiō; also praedātiō, latrōcinor, lactō. 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.