Where does “nonlocative” come from?
nonlocative (English) comes from English locative, from Latin locativus, from Latin locō, from Latin locus, from Old Latin stlocus, from Proto-Italic stlokos, from Proto-Indo-European stel- — to put, to place; to locate.
nonlocative (English): Not locative
Definitions
- Not locative
Ancestry of “nonlocative”, step by step
nonlocative traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English locative
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | locative | Indicating place, or the place where, or wherein;... |
| 2 | Latin | locativus | locative |
| 3 | Latin | locō | to put, place, set |
| 4 | Latin | locus | place, spot; a passage of literature; "in the... |
| 5 | Old Latin | stlocus | — |
| 6 | Proto-Italic | stlokos | — |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | stel- | to put, to place; to locate |