Where does “non-lieu” come from?

non-lieu (French) comes from French lieu, from Middle French lieu, from Old French leu, from Latin locus, from Old Latin stlocus, from Proto-Italic stlokos, from Proto-Indo-European stel- — to put, to place; to locate.

non-lieu (French): dismissal

Definitions

dismissal

Ancestry of “non-lieu”, step by step

Step	Language	Word	Meaning
1	French	lieu	place; any of several fish from the Pollachius...
2	Middle French	lieu	place
3	Old French	leu	wolf; place
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

Words derived from “non-lieu”

nonplace

Every word from Proto-Indo-European stel- →Every word from Proto-Italic stlokos →Every word from Old Latin stlocus →