Locationally

Part of speech: adverb

Pronunciation: /lə(ʊ)ˈkeɪʃənəli/

Definitions

1. In connection with a certain position or spatial context
2. Regarding the features or qualities tied to a particular site
3. Pertaining to or considered in terms of a particular location or site

Etymology: "Locationally" is a plain formation: the adjective "locational," meaning relating to location or place, with the adverbial suffix "-ly" added to it. The suffix "-ly" comes from Old English "-lic," a word meaning "body" or "form" that gradually came to mark adjectives of manner, and in time it became the standard way to turn adjectives into adverbs. So the adverb simply describes doing something in terms of location, or as far as place is concerned. The adjective "locational" is itself built from "location," which entered English from Latin "locatio," a noun meaning "a placing" or "a letting out," from "locare," "to place." The Latin root is the same one behind "locate," "local," and "locus." Because "locational" is a later formation built on "location," the adverb is a recent and technical-leaning coinage rather than an old word with a long story.