Etymograph

English

localize

From local + -ize.

Formed from local + -ize

Old Latin stlocus

Latin locus ‘a place’

Late Latin locālis ‘belonging to a place’

Middle English local

English local

Today it means

verb To make local; to fix in, or assign to, a definite place.

Sources

Sources: Wiktionary, “localize”. By Wiktionary contributors, CC BY-SA 4.0, via kaikki.org (dump of Oct 3 2026); text adapted and restructured. Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word. License.

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