Where does “georeference” come from?

georeference (English) comes from English reference, from Middle French référence, from Medieval Latin referentia, from Latin referēns, from Latin referō, from Latin rĕ-, from Latin prōdūcō, from Latin prō- — passed , crossed.

georeference (English): To reference a location using a coordinate...

Definitions

  1. To reference a location using a coordinate...

Ancestry of “georeference”, step by step

georeference traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via English reference

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishreferenceA relationship or relation; A measurement one can...
2Middle Frenchréférence
3Medieval Latinreferentianominative neuter plural of referēns; accusative...
4Latinreferēnsreturning, restoring, repaying
5Latinreferōto bear, bring, drive, or carry back, off, or away
6Latinrĕ-back, backwards
7Latinprōdūcōto lead or bring forth, forward or out
8Latinprō-forward direction, forward movement
9Proto-Italic*pro-pro- see the Latin entry for further meanings
10Proto-Indo-Europeanpro-toward, forward
11Proto-Indo-Europeanpor-to give birth; forward, through; going, passage
12Proto-Indo-Europeanper-before, in front; first; to go through
13Proto-Indo-Europeanpr̥tóspassed , crossed

via English geo

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishgeoAn inlet, gully or cleft in the face of a cliff
2Englishgeo-Earth; geography
3Ancient Greekγεω-earth; earth-
4Latin-logia-logy; the study of
5Ancient Greek-λογίαBase for nouns denoting the study of something,...
6Ancient GreekλόγοςThat which is said: word, sentence, speech,...
7Ancient GreekλέγωI put in order, arrange, gather; I choose, count,...
8Proto-Indo-Europeanleǵ-to gather, collect, with derivatives meaning to...
Every word from Proto-Indo-European pr̥tósEvery word from Proto-Indo-European per-Every word from Latin rĕ-