Where does “allocation” come from?

Allocation derives from Middle French allocacion, from Medieval Latin allocatio, a noun denoting the action of allotting or distributing something.

allocation (English): The process or procedure for allocating things,...

Definitions

  1. The process or procedure for allocating things,...

Ancestry of “allocation”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Frenchallocacion—
2Medieval LatinallocatioThe act of allocating or leasing; allocation,...

Words derived from “allocation”

Every word from Medieval Latin allocatio →Every word from Middle French allocacion →