desplazamiento

Spanish

Etymology

Etymology tree

Proto-Indo-European *dwóh₁

Proto-Indo-European *d(w)is-

Proto-Italic *dis-

Latin dis-

Old Spanish des-

Spanish des-

Spanish plaza

Spanish -ar

Spanish desplazar

Proto-Indo-European *-mn̥

Proto-Indo-European *-mn̥tom

Proto-Italic *-mentom

Late Latin -mentum

Old Spanish -miento

Spanish -miento

Spanish desplazamiento

From desplazar + -miento.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /desplaθaˈmjento/ [d̪es.pla.θaˈmjẽn̪.t̪o] (Equatorial Guinea, Spain)
• IPA^(key): /desplasaˈmjento/ [d̪es.pla.saˈmjẽn̪.t̪o] (Latin America, Philippines)
• Rhymes: -ento
• Syllabification: des‧pla‧za‧mien‧to

Noun

desplazamiento m (plural desplazamientos)

1. (physics) displacement
2. offset, shift
3. motion
4. (computing) scrolling

Derived terms

• barra de desplazamiento

Further reading

• “desplazamiento”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.8.1, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 15 December 2025