Where does “locative” come from?

Locative comes from Latin locativus, derived from Latin locus meaning "place," which traces back through Old Latin stlocus to the Proto-Indo-European root stel-.

locative (English): Indicating place, or the place where, or wherein;...

Definitions

  1. Indicating place, or the place where, or wherein;...

Ancestry of “locative”, step by step

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

Words derived from “locative”

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