English
situate
Situate comes from Late Latin situātus ‘placed, situated, located, having been situated’, from Latin situs ‘a site’, and ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *tḱey- ‘to cultivate’.
- Proto-Indo-Europeanc. 4500–2500 BCE*tḱey-‘to cultivate’reconstructed
- Proto-Indo-European, derivedc. 4500–2500 BCE*tḱinétireconstructed
- Proto-Italicc. 1500–700 BCE*sinō‘to put in place’reconstructed
- Latinc. 75 BCE–200 CEsinō‘to let’
- Latin, derivedc. 75 BCE–200 CEsitus‘a site’
- Medieval Latinc. 600–1500situō‘to locate, place’
- Late Latinc. 200–600 CEsituātus‘placed, situated, located, having been situated’past participle of situō
- Englishearliest quotation 1667situate
attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed
Lineage
- Proto-Indo-Europeanc. 4500–2500 BCE*tḱey-‘to cultivate’reconstructed
- Proto-Indo-European, derivedc. 4500–2500 BCE*tḱinétireconstructed
- Proto-Italicc. 1500–700 BCE*sinō‘to put in place’reconstructed
- Latinc. 75 BCE–200 CEsinō‘to let’
- Latin, derivedc. 75 BCE–200 CEsitus‘a site’
- Medieval Latinc. 600–1500situō‘to locate, place’
- Late Latinc. 200–600 CEsituātus‘placed, situated, located, having been situated’past participle of situō
- Englishearliest quotation 1667situate
Earliest quotation: 1667, John Milton, (please specify the page number): “Pleasure situate in hill and dale.”
Linked words
through Proto-Indo-European *tḱey- ‘to cultivate’
suppose, homeless, compound, impose, hamlet, bohemian, homely, hame, 49 more
through Proto-Indo-European *tḱinéti
compost, impost, presupposition, prepositional, 38 more
through Proto-Italic *sinō ‘to put in place’
post, positive, opposition, opponent, opposite, composition, propose, expose, proposition, dispose, compose, consolation, exposition, deposition, disposition, proponent, imposition, expound, supposition, preposition, positivism, presuppose, suppository, compositor, apposite, 42 more
through Latin sinō ‘to let’
purpose, position, posture, repository, exponent, posit, pone, compostela, 20 more
through Latin situs ‘a site’
Today it means
verb To place on or into a physical location.
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / Proto-Indo-European *tḱey- / situate