Etymology

geolocation

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Today it means: The identification of geographic location, as of an electronic device or an animal being tracked. Full definition →

English location ← Ancient Greek γεω- (geō-) ← Proto-Hellenic *gaya
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The story

  1. Proto-Hellenic*gaya
  2. Ancient Greekγαῖᾰ (gaîă)clip.
  3. Ancient Greekγῆ (gê)
  4. Ancient Greekγεω- (geō-)
  5. Englishgeo-
  6. Englishlocation
  7. English todaygeolocation

From geo- + location.

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