Where does “leu” come from?

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

leu (Old French): wolf; place

Definitions

  1. wolf; place

Ancestry of “leu”, step by step

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

Words derived from “leu

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