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Where does “locativus” come from?

locativus (Dutch) comes from Latin locativus, from Latin locō, from Latin locus, from Old Latin stlocus, from Proto-Italic stlokos, from Proto-Indo-European stel- — to put, to place; to locate.

locativus (Dutch): the locative case or a word therein

Definitions

  1. the locative case or a word therein

Ancestry of “locativus”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinlocativuslocative
2Latinlocō—
3Latinlocusplace, spot; a passage of literature; "in the...
4Old Latinstlocus—
5Proto-Italicstlokos—
6Proto-Indo-Europeanstel-to put, to place; to locate
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