English → Latin
“fumigation” in Latin
The English word fumigation itself goes back to Latin fūmus, through fumigatio.
Riddle & Arnold A Copious and Critical English–Latin Lexicon, 1864
fumigation
suffitio: suffitus (with incense; the latter, Plin.; also, in plur.): ☞ suffumigatio, in Vegetious, etc., denotes the smoking from below; e.g., to kill bees.
Quick answer
- What is the Latin word for fumigation?
- The usual Latin words for “fumigation” are suffītĭo, suffiō. 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.