Etymograph

English

allocation

Allocation comes from Medieval Latin allocātiō ‘the act of allocating or leasing’.

  1. Medieval Latinc. 600–1500allocātiō1‘the act of allocating or leasing’
  2. Middle Frenchc. 1400–1600allocacion1
  3. Englishearliest quotation 2024allocation1

attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed deepest recorded ancestor

  1. 1 Wiktionary, English allocation
  2. Earliest quotation in Wiktionary’s entry: 2024, Chris Gilson, RAIL's famous five...: “Following allocation to Toton on January 1 1996, it…”.

Lineage

  1. Medieval Latinc. 600–1500allocātiōWiktionary, English allocation‘the act of allocating or leasing’
  2. Middle Frenchc. 1400–1600allocacionWiktionary, English allocation
  3. Englishearliest quotation 2024allocationWiktionary, English allocation. Earliest quotation in Wiktionary’s entry: 2024, Chris Gilson, RAIL's famous five...: “Following allocation to Toton on January 1 1996, it…”

Every English word from Medieval Latin allocātiō

Today it means

noun The process or procedure for allocating things, especially money or other resources.

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