'self-relocation' originates from the combination of 'self,' meaning 'one's own,' and 'relocation,' which comes from Latin 'relocare,' meaning 'to move to a new place.'

'relocare' transformed into the French word 'relocation,' and eventually became the modern English word 'relocation.'

Initially, 'relocation' meant 'to move to a new place,' and this meaning has largely remained the same in modern usage.