Where does “localization” come from?

Localization comes from English localize, from Old French -ation, from Latin -atio and locus meaning place, ultimately from Proto-Indo-European stel- meaning to place or set.

localization (English): The act of localizing; The state of being...

Definitions

  1. The act of localizing; The state of being...

Ancestry of “localization”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishlocalizeTo make local; to fix in, or assign to, a...
2EnglishlocalFrom or in a nearby location; Having limited...
3Middle Englishlocal
4Late Latinlocalisbelonging to a place; local; Belong to a place;...
5Latinlocusplace, spot; a passage of literature; "in the...
6Old Latinstlocus
7Proto-Italicstlokos
8Proto-Indo-Europeanstel-to put, to place; to locate

Words derived from “localization

Every word from Proto-Indo-European stel-Every word from Proto-Italic stlokosEvery word from Old Latin stlocus