Where does “localist” come from?

localist (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.

localist (English): Interested in, or concentrating on local events...

Definitions

  1. Interested in, or concentrating on local events...

Ancestry of “localist”, step by step

localist traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via English local

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

via Romanian local

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Romanianlocallocal
2Frenchlocallocal; room
3LatinlocālisBelong to a place; local
4Latin-ālis
5Proto-Italic-ālisforms relational adjectives
Every word from Proto-Indo-European stel-