Where does “locative” come from?

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

locative (Latin): vocative masculine singular of locātīvus

Definitions

  1. vocative masculine singular of locātīvus

Ancestry of “locative”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinlocativuslocative
2Latinlocōto put, place, set
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 →