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/trænzˈleɪt/noun
To express the meaning of words in another language or form.
Did you know?English got translate from Latin translat- “carried across,” a word used not just for language but for moving meaning from one place to another.
Etymological Timeline
Proto-Indo-European
PIE
*bʰer-
“to carry, bear”
Latin
Latin
trans-
“across, beyond”
Latin
Latin
latum
“borne, carried”
Late Latin
Latin
translatus
“carried across; transferred”
Old French
Old French
translator
“to transfer, convey”
Middle English
English
translate
“to transfer, remove; later, to render into another language”
Modern English
English
translate
“to express in another language or medium”