Where does “dislocate” come from?

Dislocate comes from English dis- plus locate, which derives from Latin locatus, the past participle of loco meaning to place, from locus meaning place, ultimately from Proto-Indo-European dwóh₁.

dislocate (English): To put something out of its usual place

Definitions

  1. To put something out of its usual place

Ancestry of “dislocate”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Englishdis-reversal or removal; apart; Used as an...
2Middle Englishdis-dis-, de
3Old Frenchdes-de-; dis-
4Latindis-asunder, apart, in two; reversal, removal;...
5Latincalceusshoe
6Latincalxlimestone; chalk; the finish line
7Ancient Greekχάλιξsmall stone, pebble; gravel, rubble

Words derived from “dislocate”

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