Where does “loculo” come from?

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

loculo (Italian): burial niche or recess; loculus; A small niche or...

Definitions

  1. burial niche or recess; loculus; A small niche or...

Ancestry of “loculo”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1LatinloculusA small place; coffin; manger, stall
2Latinlocusplace, spot; a passage of literature; "in the...
3Old Latinstlocus—
4Proto-Italicstlokos—
5Proto-Indo-Europeanstel-to put, to place; to locate
Every word from Proto-Indo-European stel- →Every word from Proto-Italic stlokos →Every word from Old Latin stlocus →