English
localist
From local + -ist.
A compound of local + -ist
Old Latin stlocus
Latin locus ‘a place’
Late Latin locālis ‘belonging to a place’
Middle English local
English local
Today it means
adj Interested in, or concentrating on local events or matters; parochial or provincial.
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / localist