Where does “Loyer” come from?
Loyer (Luxembourgish) comes from French loyer, from Old French loier, from Latin locarium, from Latin locus, from Old Latin stlocus, from Proto-Italic stlokos, from Proto-Indo-European stel- — to put, to place; to locate.
Loyer (Luxembourgish): rent
Ancestry of “Loyer”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | French | loyer | rent |
| 2 | Old French | loier | payment |
| 3 | Latin | locarium | rent paid for a stall; stall-money, stallage |
| 4 | Latin | locus | place, spot; a passage of literature; "in the... |
| 5 | Old Latin | stlocus | — |
| 6 | Proto-Italic | stlokos | — |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | stel- | to put, to place; to locate |