English → Latin
“infest” in Latin
īnfestōto vex (a person) repeatedly, trouble, harass, molest (also used of adverse physical effects, circumstances, Fortune); tVelleiusof or pertaining to the gens Velleia.bēluabeast, monster; brute
The English word infest itself goes back to Latin īnfestus, through īnfestō.
Riddle & Arnold A Copious and Critical English–Latin Lexicon, 1864
infest
infestare: infestum habere (the former mostly post-Augustan). To infest the sea, mare infestum habere (Cic. Att., 16, 1): mare infestare latrociniis (Velleius, 2, 73): to be infested by wild beasts, infestari beluis (Plin.): the wild beasts by which India is infested, beluae, quae in Indiā gignuntur (Cic.).
Quick answer
- What is the Latin word for infest?
- The usual Latin words for “infest” are īnfestō, Velleius, bēlua. 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.