Where does “локус” come from?

локус (Kazakh) comes from Russian локус, from English locus, from Latin locus, from Old Latin stlocus, from Proto-Italic stlokos, from Proto-Indo-European stel- — to put, to place; to locate.

локус (Kazakh): locus (a fixed position on a chromosome that may be occupied by one or more genes)

Definitions

  1. locus (a fixed position on a chromosome that may be occupied by one or more genes)

Ancestry of “локус”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Russianлокус
2EnglishlocusA place or locality, especially a centre of...
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-
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