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Where does “localis” come from?

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

localis (Late Latin): belonging to a place; local; Belong to a place;...

Definitions

  1. belonging to a place; local; Belong to a place;...

Ancestry of “localis”, step by step

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

Words derived from “localis”

  • local
  • locally
  • locality
  • localization
  • locale
  • localize
  • localhost
  • localism
  • nonlocal
  • translocal
  • delocalization
  • localise
  • patrilocal
  • colocalization
  • matrilocal
  • localist
  • nonlocality
  • localizer
  • localizable
  • colocalize
  • interlocal
  • uxorilocal
  • relocalization
  • immunolocalization
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