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Where does “relocatable” come from?

relocatable (English) comes from English relocate, from English re-, from Middle English re-, from Old French re-, from Latin rĕ-, from Latin prōdūcō, from Latin prō-, from Proto-Italic *pro- — passed , crossed.

relocatable (English): Movable, but not functional/usable while being...

Definitions

  1. Movable, but not functional/usable while being...

Ancestry of “relocatable”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Englishrelocateto move from one place to another; to change...
2Englishre-again, anew; a completive or intensification of...
3Middle Englishre-—
4Old Frenchre-re-
5Latinrĕ-—
6Latinprōdūcō—
7Latinprō-—
8Proto-Italic*pro-—
9Proto-Indo-Europeanpro-toward, forward
10Proto-Indo-Europeanpor-to give birth; forward, through; going, passage
11Proto-Indo-Europeanper-before, in front; first; to go through
12Proto-Indo-Europeanpr̥tóspassed , crossed

Words derived from “relocatable”

  • nonrelocatable
  • unrelocatable
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