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Where does “loca” come from?

loca (Old English) comes from Proto-Germanic lukô, from Proto-Indo-European lewǵ- — to break, tear; to break, shatter.

loca (Old English): locked enclosure; look, see here; -ever

Definitions

  1. locked enclosure; look, see here; -ever

Ancestry of “loca”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Germaniclukô—
2Proto-Indo-Europeanlewǵ-to break, tear; to break, shatter

Words derived from “loca”

  • loke
  • loke
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