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