Where does “echolocator” come from?
echolocator (English) comes from English locator, from Latin locator, 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.
echolocator (English): An organism capable of echolocation; An organ...
Definitions
- An organism capable of echolocation; An organ...
Ancestry of “echolocator”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | English | locator | One who, or that which, locates; One who locates,... |
| 2 | Latin | locator | letter, lessor; contractor; second-person... |
| 3 | Latin | locō | — |
| 4 | Latin | locus | place, spot; a passage of literature; "in the... |
| 5 | Old Latin | stlocus | — |
| 6 | Proto-Italic | stlokos | — |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | stel- | to put, to place; to locate |