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

  1. One who, or that which, locates; One who locates,...

Ancestry of “locator”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinlocatorletter, lessor; contractor; second-person...
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 “locator”

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