locate的词源

英文词源

locate (v.)

1650s, "to establish oneself in a place, settle," from Latin locatus, past participle of locare "to place, put, set, dispose, arrange," from locus "a place" (see locus). Sense of "mark the limits of a place" (especially a land grant) is attested from 1739 in American English; this developed to "establish (something) in a place" (1807) and "to find out the place of" (1882, American English). Related: Located; locating.

中文词源

locate：定位

来自locus,地点，-ate,动词后缀。引申词义定位。

该词的英语词源请访问趣词词源英文版：locate 词源，locate 含义。

locate：使…坐落于，位于；查找…的地点

词根词缀： -loc-地方,位置 + -ate动词词尾