Etymology of the English word location
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
-ivusDate
The earliest known usage of location in English dates from the 16th century.
Derivations in English
bilocation,
echolocation,
multilocationDerivations in other languages
Italian
locazioneUsage
Word found in Modern English
