Where does “loc” come from?

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

loc (Old Irish): place

Definitions

  1. place

Ancestry of “loc”, step by step

loc traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Latin locus

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

via Welsh llog

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Welshlloginterest, profit, benefit; consecrated place,...
2Proto-Brythonic*llong—
3Proto-Celtic*longāboat, vessel

Words derived from “loc”

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