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Where does “loko” come from?

loko (Esperanto) comes from Latin locus, from Old Latin stlocus, from Proto-Italic stlokos, from Proto-Indo-European stel- — to put, to place; to locate.

loko (Esperanto): place; location; spot

Definitions

  1. place; location; spot

Ancestry of “loko”, 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 “loko”

  • samloke
  • retloko
  • loka
  • aliloke
  • ĉefloko
  • restloko
  • translokigi
  • translokigo
  • sidloko
  • translokiĝi
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