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Where does “Lecubarri” come from?

Lecubarri (Spanish) comes from Basque Lekubarri, from Basque leku, from Latin locus, from Old Latin stlocus, from Proto-Italic stlokos, from Proto-Indo-European stel- — to put, to place; to locate.

Ancestry of “Lecubarri”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1BasqueLekubarri—
2Basquelekuplace; position; surroundings
3Latinlocusplace, spot; a passage of literature; "in the...
4Old Latinstlocus—
5Proto-Italicstlokos—
6Proto-Indo-Europeanstel-to put, to place; to locate
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