locate etymology

Etymology

• locate (verb)

Meaning

• To find the exact position or place of something or someone; to determine the whereabouts of.
• To identify the position or place of something or someone on a map or chart.

Origin

• Middle English locaten, from Latin locare "to place," from locus "place"
• The ultimate source is Proto-Indo-European legh-, meaning "to lie."

locate relate terms

• locus

  Etymology The word locus comes from the Latin word locus which means place or lo

• relocate

  Etymology The word relocate is derived from the Latin prefix re meaning back or

• locate

  Etymology locate verb Meaning To find the exact position or place of something or

• settle

  Etymology Middle English settelen from Old English setlan from Proto Germanic satli

• place

  Etymology The word place originates from the Latin word platea which means broad

• site

  Etymology Late Middle English from Old French from Latin situs situation place fr

• pinpoint

  Etymology Pin Middle English from Old English pinn of Celtic origin related to Welsh

• situation

  Etymology Latin situātiō n Origin situation position placement Meaning A

• seat

  Etymology Old English sēte Proto Germanic satuz Proto Indo European root so

• topaz

  Etymology The word topaz comes from the Greek word topazios which was derived from

• nail

  Etymology The word nail has multiple etymological origins Germanic nagul or nagl n

• station

  Etymology The word station originates from the Latin statio meaning a standing pla

• find

  Etymology is the study of the origin of words and their historical development It involve