Where does “local” come from?

local (Catalan) comes from Latin locālis, from Latin locus, from Old Latin stlocus, from Proto-Italic stlokos, from Proto-Indo-European stel- — to put, to place; to locate.

local (Catalan): local; property, premises; business, storefront

Definitions

  1. local; property, premises; business, storefront

Ancestry of “local”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1LatinlocālisBelong to a place; local
2Latinlocusplace, spot; a passage of literature; "in the...
3Old Latinstlocus—
4Proto-Italicstlokos—
5Proto-Indo-Europeanstel-to put, to place; to locate

Words derived from “local”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European stel- →Every word from Proto-Italic stlokos →Every word from Old Latin stlocus →
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