Etymology

location

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Today it means: A particular point or place in physical space. Full definition →

Latin locatio, locationis
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  1. Latin · borrowed fromlocatio, locationis“a placing”
  2. English todaylocation

Borrowed from Latin locatio, locationis (“a placing”), from locare (“to place, put, set, let”), from locus (“a place”). Equivalent to locate + -ion.

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