Where does “loci” come from?

Loci comes from Latin locus, descended from Old Latin stlocus, which traces to Proto-Indo-European stel-, a root meaning to place or set.

loci (English): plural of locus

Definitions

  1. plural of locus

Ancestry of “loci”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishlocusA place or locality, especially a centre of...
2Latinlocusplace, spot; a passage of literature; "in the...
3Old Latinstlocus—
4Proto-Italicstlokos—
5Proto-Indo-Europeanstel-to put, to place; to locate
Every word from Proto-Indo-European stel- →Every word from Proto-Italic stlokos →Every word from Old Latin stlocus →
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