Where does “locativus” come from?

locativus (Latin) comes 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.

locativus (Latin): locative

Definitions

  1. locative

Ancestry of “locativus”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinlocōto put, place, set
2Latinlocusplace, spot; a passage of literature; "in the...
3Old Latinstlocus—
4Proto-Italicstlokos—
5Proto-Indo-Europeanstel-to put, to place; to locate

Words derived from “locativus”

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