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
- A little place or space; a cell; a chamberlet; In...
Ancestry of “loculus”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Latin | loculus | A small place; coffin; manger, stall |
| 2 | Latin | locus | place, spot; a passage of literature; "in the... |
| 3 | Old Latin | stlocus | — |
| 4 | Proto-Italic | stlokos | — |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | stel- | to put, to place; to locate |