Where does “luogotenente” come from?

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

luogotenente (Italian): lieutenant

Definitions

  1. lieutenant

Ancestry of “luogotenente”, step by step

luogotenente traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Italian luogo

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Italianluogoplace
2ItalianlocoArchaic form of luogo; first-person singular...
3Latinlocusplace, spot; a passage of literature; "in the...
4Old Latinstlocus—
5Proto-Italicstlokos—
6Proto-Indo-Europeanstel-to put, to place; to locate

via Italian tenente

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Italiantenentetenacious; resistant; present participle of...
2Latintenensholding, having; restraining; knowing, grasping,...
3Latinteneōto hold, have; to grasp
4Proto-Italictenēōto hold
5Proto-Indo-Europeanten-to stretch, to extend

Words derived from “luogotenente”

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