Location
/ləʊˈkeɪ.ʃən/noun
A particular place or position.
Did you know?The word 'location' derives from a Latin term meaning 'to place', connecting it to ancient practices of grounding and mapping the unseen forces of the earth.
Etymological Timeline
Proto-Indo-European
PIE
*leɪk-
“to lie, to be situated”
Latin
Latin
locatio
“a placing, positioning, or arrangement”
Late Latin
Late Latin
locationem
“a setting in place; an assignment of position”
Old French
Old French
location
“a placing or situating; a hiring or letting of property”
Middle English
Middle English
locacioun
“a place or position; a setting in which something occurs”
Modern English
English
location
“the act of locating or the state of being located; a specific area or site.”