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- Late Latin · derived frominfestatio
- Middle French · derived frominfestation
- English todayinfestation
From Middle French infestation, from Late Latin infestatio. Morphologically infest + -ation.
Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.
infestation
in·fes·ta·tionToday it means: The presence of a large number of pest organisms in an area or field, on the surface of a host or anything that might contact a host, or in the soil. Full definition →
Middle French infestation ← Late Latin infestatio