Where does “locator” come from?

locator (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.

locator (Latin): letter, lessor; contractor; second-person...

Definitions

  1. letter, lessor; contractor; second-person...

Ancestry of “locator”, 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 “locator”

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