Origin: 1250–1300; Middle English translaten <
Latin trānslātus (past participle of
trānsferre to transfer), equivalent to
trāns- trans- +
-lātus (suppletive past participle of
ferre to
bear1), earlier
*tlātus, equivalent to
*tlā- bear (akin to
thole2) +
-tus past participle suffix
Related formstrans·lat·a·ble, adjective
trans·lat·a·bil·i·ty, trans·lat·a·ble·ness, noun
half-trans·lat·ed, adjective
in·ter·trans·lat·a·ble, adjective
pre·trans·late, verb (used with object), pre·trans·lat·ed, pre·trans·lat·ing.
EXPANDre·trans·late, verb (used with object), re·trans·lat·ed, re·trans·lat·ing.
un·trans·lat·a·bil·i·ty, noun
un·trans·lat·a·ble, adjective
un·trans·lat·ed, adjective
well-trans·lat·ed, adjective
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