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Where does “antilocal” come from?

antilocal (English) comes from English local, from Middle English local, from Late Latin localis, from Latin locus, from Old Latin stlocus, from Proto-Italic stlokos, from Proto-Indo-European stel- — to put, to place; to locate.

antilocal (English): Opposing what is local; The property of a...

Definitions

  1. Opposing what is local; The property of a...

Ancestry of “antilocal”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishlocalFrom or in a nearby location; Having limited...
2Middle Englishlocal—
3Late Latinlocalisbelonging to a place; local; Belong to a place;...
4Latinlocusplace, spot; a passage of literature; "in the...
5Old Latinstlocus—
6Proto-Italicstlokos—
7Proto-Indo-Europeanstel-to put, to place; to locate
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