English → Latin
“extermination” in Latin
interneciōmassacre, slaughter, carnage; destruction, exterminationexcidiumdemolition, destruction (especially military), ruin; massacre, slaughter, killing
The English word extermination itself goes back to Latin terminō, through exterminātiō.
Riddle & Arnold A Copious and Critical English–Latin Lexicon, 1864
extermination
internecio: excidium (= exscidium). War of extermination, bellum internecivum; bellum infinitum: to carry on a war of extermination, bellum ad internecionem gerere; bello internecivo certare; bellum gerere cum aliquo, uter sit, non uter imperet: ☞ internecivus (Freund) or internecinus.
Quick answer
- What is the Latin word for extermination?
- The usual Latin words for “extermination” are interneciō, excidium. 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.