separación
/sepaɾaˈθjon/ · B2 · noun · f
separation
✂️ separación = se + parar: to set apart (like 'separate')
Spanish separación comes from Latin separare: se- (apart) + parare (to prepare, arrange). Literally 'arranging apart'. It's the same root as English 'separation', so the link is direct: the -ción ending matches English -tion.