DictionaryRoot: locare
Latin
locare
put or place
Forms
- locare
- locat- — The form used for completed action.
Origin
Formed from Latin locus, “place.”
Note
Placing can include assigning something to a role or position.
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verb
locate
To place or establish something in a particular location.
Etymology
The Latin verb means to place or arrange. This sense of locate preserves the act of assigning something a position or establishing it there.