Etymology

translocation

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Today it means: Removal of things from one place to another; displacement; substitution of one thing for another. Full definition →

English location ← 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. Englishlocation
  10. English todaytranslocation

From trans- + location.

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