Relocation
/ˌriːləˈkeɪʃən/noun
The act or process of moving a person, organization, or thing to a different place.
Did you know?Relocation ultimately draws on Latin locus, “place,” a word whose descendants helped shape English ideas of location, locality, and being situated.
Etymological Timeline
Proto-Indo-European
PIE
*stlokos
“A proposed ancient root associated with a place or location; the deeper origin of Latin locus is uncertain.”
Classical Latin
Latin
locus
“Place, position, or site.”
Classical Latin
Latin
locāre
“To place, set, or position; literally, to put in a place.”
Late Latin
Latin
relocāre
“To place again or move to another position, formed with re- (“again”) and locāre.”
17th–18th Century
English
relocate
“To move or establish in a different place.”
18th Century
English
relocation
“The act or process of relocating; the noun formed from relocate.”
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