'separation' originates from Latin, specifically the word 'separatio,' where 'se-' meant 'apart' and 'parare' meant 'to prepare.'

'separatio' transformed into the Old French word 'separacion,' and eventually became the modern English word 'separation' through Middle English.

Initially, it meant 'to prepare apart,' but over time it evolved into its current meaning of 'the act of separating or the state of being separated.'