English → Latin
“separation” in Latin
sējunctĭoa disjunctiondisiūnctiōseparation; disjunctionsēparātiōsevering, separation; divisiondiscēdōto leave, depart, abandon, retire (with ablative); to not fulfill, fail to fulfill one's target; to deviate from a targedīgrediorto go apart or asunder, separate, part; go away, depart; to depart, deviate, digress
The English word separation itself goes back to Latin parō, through separatio.
Riddle & Arnold A Copious and Critical English–Latin Lexicon, 1864
separation
sejunctio (ab aliqua re); disjunctio (alicujus rei); separatio (alicujus rei); discessus: digressus, digressus et discessus (of persons). SYN. in SEPARATE
Quick answer
- What is the Latin word for separation?
- The usual Latin words for “separation” are sējunctĭo, disiūnctiō, sēparātiō; also discēdō, dīgredior. 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.