Etymology of the English word echolocation
the English word
echolocationderived from the English word
echoderived from the Latin word
echoderived from the Greek word
echein, ἔχω
derived from the Proto-Indo-European root
*segh-derived from the Latin word
ekhoderived from the English word
locationderived from the Latin word
locatio (renting, hiring out or letting)
derived from the Latin word
locatusderived from the Classical Latin word
locare (place, put, station)
derived from the Latin word
locus (place; part of the body; female genitals; grounds of proof; place, territory, locality; seat, rank, position)
using the Spanish suffix
-ivoderived from the Latin suffix
-ivususing the English prefix
echo-Derivations in other languages
French
écholocationUsage
Word found in Modern English
