English → Latin
“plantation” in Latin
The English word plantation itself goes back to Latin planta, through plantātiō.
Riddle & Arnold A Copious and Critical English–Latin Lexicon, 1864
plantation s.
The act of planting, satio (☞ not plantatio); or by the verb.
A place planted, seminarium (a young plantation): locus consitus (opposed to locus incultus).
Quick answer
- What is the Latin word for plantation?
- The usual Latin words for “plantation” are satiō, sēminārius. 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.