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Where does “locupletans” come from?

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

locupletans (Latin): enriching, making wealthy; embellishing

Definitions

  1. enriching, making wealthy; embellishing

Ancestry of “locupletans”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1LatinlocupletoI enrich, make wealthy; I embellish
2Latinlocuplespossessing large, landed property; rich, wealthy
3Latinlocusplace, spot; a passage of literature; "in the...
4Old Latinstlocus—
5Proto-Italicstlokos—
6Proto-Indo-Europeanstel-to put, to place; to locate
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