Etymology

locus

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Today it means: A place or locality, especially a centre of activity or the scene of a crime. Full definition →

Latin locu ← Old Latin stlocus ← Proto-Italic *s(t)lokos
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The story

  1. Proto-Indo-European*stel-der.?
  2. Proto-Italic*s(t)lokos
  3. Old Latinstlocus
  4. Latinlocu
  5. English todaylocus

Learned borrowing from Latin locus. Doublet of lieu.

Words from the same roots

Latinlocus all →

locomilieu

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