Where does “loculus” come from?

loculus (English) comes 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.

loculus (English): A little place or space; a cell; a chamberlet; In...

Definitions

  1. A little place or space; a cell; a chamberlet; In...

Ancestry of “loculus”, step by step

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

Words derived from “loculus”

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