Translation
/trænzˈleɪ.ʃən/noun
The process of rendering words or text from one language into another.
Did you know?Translation comes from Latin *translatio*, originally the act of “carrying across,” from *transferre*—the same root behind the idea of moving something from one realm to another.
Etymological Timeline
Proto-Indo-European
PIE
*bher-
“to carry, bear”
Latin
Latin
transferre
“to carry across, transfer”
Classical Latin
Latin
translatio
“a carrying across; transfer; rendering of words”
Old French
Old French
translation
“a transfer or rendering into another language”
Middle English
English
translation
“the act of translating text from one language to another”
Modern English
English
translation
“the process or product of rendering words into another language”