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Where does “supralocal” come from?

supralocal (English) comes 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.

supralocal (English): More than local; covering multiple locales or...

Definitions

  1. More than local; covering multiple locales or...

Ancestry of “supralocal”, step by step

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