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Where does “location” come from?

Location comes from Latin locatio, derived from Latin loco, the ablative of Latin locus meaning place or position, ultimately from Proto-Indo-European stel- meaning to place or set.

location (English): A particular point or place in physical space; An...

Definitions

  1. A particular point or place in physical space; An...

Ancestry of “location”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinlocatiodisposition, arrangement; renting, leasing
2Latin-tiō—
3Latindissertātiō—
4Latindissertusarranged, disposed; explained
5Latindissereresecond-person singular future passive indicative...
6Latindis-asunder, apart, in two; reversal, removal;...
7Latincalceusshoe
8Latincalxlimestone; chalk; the finish line
9Ancient Greekχάλιξsmall stone, pebble; gravel, rubble

Words derived from “location”

  • relocation
  • translocation
  • locational
  • echolocation
  • colocation
  • geolocation
  • bilocation
  • locationally
  • multilocation
  • locationist
  • mislocation
  • radiolocation
  • retranslocation
  • translocational
  • retrotranslocation
  • sublocation
  • multilocational
  • locationism
  • electrolocation
  • locationality
  • translin
  • posttranslocation
  • nonlocational
  • elocation
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