Etymology

depopulation

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Today it means: The act of depopulating or condition of being depopulated; the destruction or expulsion of inhabitants. Full definition →

Middle English depopulacion ← Latin dēpopulātiō
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  1. Latin · derived fromdēpopulātiō
  2. Middle English · inherited fromdepopulacion
  3. English todaydepopulation

Inherited from Middle English depopulacion (also spelled depopulacyoun, depopolacion), borrowed from Latin dēpopulātiō. By surface analysis, depopulate + -ion.

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