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Where does “locellate” come from?

locellate (English) comes from Latin locellus, from Latin loculus, from Latin locus, from Old Latin stlocus, from Proto-Italic stlokos, from Proto-Indo-European stel- — to put, to place; to locate.

locellate (English): Divided into secondary compartments or cells, as...

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  1. Divided into secondary compartments or cells, as...

Ancestry of “locellate”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinlocellusa casket, small box
2LatinloculusA small place; coffin; manger, stall
3Latinlocusplace, spot; a passage of literature; "in the...
4Old Latinstlocus—
5Proto-Italicstlokos—
6Proto-Indo-Europeanstel-to put, to place; to locate
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