English → Latin
“invasion” in Latin
irruptiōattack, assault; irruptionincursiōan onrush, an attack.; an invasion, incursionincurrōto run into or towards; to attack, invade; to happen (to), befall, occur, to incur
The English word invasion itself goes back to Latin vādō, through invāsiōnem.
Riddle & Arnold A Copious and Critical English–Latin Lexicon, 1864
invasion
irruptio: incursio: incursus. To make an invasion, irruptionem or incursionem facere in, etc. Vid: To INVADE.
Quick answer
- What is the Latin word for invasion?
- The usual Latin words for “invasion” are irruptiō, incursiō, incurrō. 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.