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Where does “microlocally” come from?

microlocally (English) comes from English microlocal, from English local, from Middle English local, from Late Latin localis, from Latin locus, from Old Latin stlocus, from Proto-Italic stlokos, from Proto-Indo-European stel- — to put, to place; to locate.

microlocally (English): In a microlocal manner

Definitions

  1. In a microlocal manner

Ancestry of “microlocally”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishmicrolocalLocal with respect to both space and cotangent...
2EnglishlocalFrom or in a nearby location; Having limited...
3Middle Englishlocal—
4Late Latinlocalisbelonging to a place; local; Belong to a place;...
5Latinlocusplace, spot; a passage of literature; "in the...
6Old Latinstlocus—
7Proto-Italicstlokos—
8Proto-Indo-Europeanstel-to put, to place; to locate
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