Etymology

loco

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Today it means: A direction in written or printed music to be returning to the proper pitch after having played an octave higher or lower. Full definition →

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loco · adverb1

  1. Italian · borrowed from-
  2. Italian · borrowed from-
  3. English todayloco

Borrowed from Italian.

loco · adjective, noun, verb2

  1. Spanish · borrowed fromloco“insane, crazy; loose”
  2. English todayloco

From Spanish loco (“insane, crazy; loose”).

loco · noun3

  1. Latin · derived fromlocus“place, cause”
  2. English todayloco

From clipping of locomotive and locofoco, both from Latin locus (“place, cause”).

Words from the same roots

Spanishloco all →

loco mocolocoweed

Latinlocus all →

locusmilieu

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