Where does “loco” come from?

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

loco (Italian): Archaic form of luogo; first-person singular...

Definitions

  1. Archaic form of luogo; first-person singular...

Ancestry of “loco”, step by step

loco traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Latin locus

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinlocusplace, spot; a passage of literature; "in the...
2Old Latinstlocus—
3Proto-Italicstlokos—
4Proto-Indo-Europeanstel-to put, to place; to locate

via Latin lochus

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinlochuslochus
2Ancient Greekλόχοςambush; The place of an ambush: ambuscade; A body...
3Ancient Greekλέχομαιto lie down
4Proto-Hellenic*lékʰomaito lie down

Words derived from “loco”

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