Where does “local” come from?

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

Ancestry of “local”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Late Latinlocalisbelonging to a place; local; Belong to a place;...
2Latinlocusplace, spot; a passage of literature; "in the...
3Old Latinstlocus
4Proto-Italicstlokos
5Proto-Indo-Europeanstel-to put, to place; to locate

Words derived from “local

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