Where does “echolocate” come from?
echolocate (English) comes from English locate, from Latin locātus, from Latin locō, from Latin locus, from Old Latin stlocus, from Proto-Italic stlokos, from Proto-Indo-European stel- — to put, to place; to locate.
echolocate (English): To locate by means of echolocation
Definitions
- To locate by means of echolocation
Ancestry of “echolocate”, step by step
echolocate traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English locate
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | locate | To place; to set in a particular spot or... |
| 2 | Latin | locātus | put, placed, having been set |
| 3 | Latin | locō | to put, place, set |
| 4 | Latin | locus | place, spot; a passage of literature; "in the... |
| 5 | Old Latin | stlocus | — |
| 6 | Proto-Italic | stlokos | — |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | stel- | to put, to place; to locate |
via English Echo
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | Echo | An oread, punished by Hera by losing her own voice and only being able to mimic that of others |
| 2 | Middle English | ecco | Alternative form of eccho |
| 3 | Medieval Latin | ecco | — |
| 4 | Latin | echo | echo |
| 5 | Ancient Greek | Ἠχώ | sound; a nymph in Greek mythology |
| 6 | Ancient Greek | ἠχή | sound, noise |
| 7 | Proto-Hellenic | *wākʰā́ | — |