Etymology

translocate

trans·loc·ate
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Today it means: To move or transfer (someone or something) from one place to another; to displace, to relocate, to remove. Full definition →

English locate ← Latin trans- ← Proto-Italic *trāns-
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  1. Proto-Indo-European*terh₂-
  2. Proto-Indo-European*térh₂t
  3. Proto-Indo-European*tr̥h₂ónts
  4. Proto-Indo-European*tr̥h₂n̥ts
  5. Proto-Italic*trāns
  6. Proto-Italic*trāns-
  7. Latintrans-
  8. Englishtrans-
  9. Englishlocate
  10. English todaytranslocate

The verb is derived from trans- (prefix meaning ‘across; to the other side of’) + locate, a back-formation from translocation. The noun is derived from the verb; see -ate.

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