Etymology

situate

sit·u·ate
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Today it means: To place on or into a physical location. Full definition →

Late Latin situātus ← Medieval Latin situō ← Latin situs
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The story

  1. Latin · derived fromsitus“a site”
  2. Medieval Latin · derived fromsituō“to locate, place”
  3. Late Latin · borrowed fromsituātus
  4. English todaysituate

Borrowed from Late Latin situātus, past participle of Medieval Latin situō (“to locate, place”), from Latin situs (“a site”).

Words from the same roots

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