Where does “sopralluogo” come from?

sopralluogo (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.

sopralluogo (Italian): inspection; investigation

Definitions

  1. inspection; investigation

Ancestry of “sopralluogo”, step by step

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