Where does “loca” come from?
loca (Turkish) comes from Ottoman Turkish لوجه, from French logé, from Middle French loge, from Old French loge, from Latin laubĭa, from Frankish laubijā, from Proto-West Germanic laub, from Proto-Germanic laubą — dirt, mud; to cut, remove, prune, separate; to...
loca (Turkish): lodge; box
Definitions
- lodge; box
Ancestry of “loca”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ottoman Turkish | لوجه | loge, box, a compartment to sit inside in an auditorium, courtroom, theatre, or other similar building |
| 2 | French | logé | past participle of loger |
| 3 | Middle French | loge | hut; inflection of loger, logier: ## first-person... |
| 4 | Old French | loge | arbor, covered walk-way; arbour, covered walk-way |
| 5 | Latin | laubĭa | penthouse, gallery, arcade, portico, lodge |
| 6 | Frankish | laubijā | shelter; arbour; shelter, arbour; arbour, shelter |
| 7 | Proto-West Germanic | laub | leaf; foliage |
| 8 | Proto-Germanic | laubą | leaf |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | lewp- | peel, break off; to flake off, peel, damage; to... |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | lew- | dirt, mud; to cut, remove, prune, separate; to... |