English
locellate
Locellate comes from Latin locellus ‘compartment’, from locus ‘place’, and ultimately from Old Latin stlocus.
- Old Latinc. 700–75 BCEstlocus
- Latinc. 75 BCE–200 CElocus‘place’
- Latin, derivedc. 75 BCE–200 CElocellus‘compartment’diminutive of locus
- Englishtodaylocellate
attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed
Earlier history uncertain.
Lineage
- Old Latinc. 700–75 BCEstlocus
- Latinc. 75 BCE–200 CElocus‘place’
- Latin, derivedc. 75 BCE–200 CElocellus‘compartment’diminutive of locus
- Englishtodaylocellate
Linked words
through Proto-Indo-European *stel- ‘to put, place, locate’
stole, install, stall, stool, apostle, stalk, stale, epistle, stolid, stele, apostolate, stela, stell, 24 more
through Old Latin stlocus
allowance, locality, milieu, locale, allocate, collocation, 8 more
through Latin locus ‘place’
local, allow, location, lieu, locate, locus, loco, locator, locative, 14 more
Today it means
adj Divided into secondary compartments or cells, as where one cavity is separated into several smaller ones
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / Old Latin stlocus / locellate