instalación

/instalaˈθjon/ · B1 · noun · f

installation

🏭🔧 instalación = install + -ación; Spanish -ción matches English -tion

It comes from Medieval Latin installare, meaning to seat someone in a stall (stallum), as in a church choir seat. The word grew from putting something in its place to the place itself: plant, facilities. Feminine: la instalación.

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