Where does “locus” come from?

Locus comes from Latin locus, derived from Old Latin stlocus, which traces to Proto-Indo-European stel-.

locus (English): A place or locality, especially a centre of...

Definitions

  1. A place or locality, especially a centre of...

Ancestry of “locus”, step by step

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

Words derived from “locus”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European stel- →