English
loculament
Loculament comes from Latin loculamentum ‘case, box’, from loculus ‘a compartment’, and ultimately from Old Latin stlocus.
- Old Latinc. 700–75 BCEstlocus
- Latinc. 75 BCE–200 CElocus‘place’
- Latin, derivedc. 75 BCE–200 CEloculus‘a compartment’diminutive of locus
- Latin, derivedc. 75 BCE–200 CEloculamentum‘case, box’
- Englishtodayloculament
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 CEloculus‘a compartment’diminutive of locus
- Latin, derivedc. 75 BCE–200 CEloculamentum‘case, box’
- Englishtodayloculament
Linked words
through Proto-Indo-European *stel- ‘to put, place, locate’
stole, install, stall, stool, apostle, stalk, stale, epistle, stele, stell, apostolate, stolid, stela, 24 more
through Old Latin stlocus
allowance, locality, allocate, milieu, locale, collocation, 8 more
through Latin locus ‘place’
local, allow, location, locate, lieu, loco, locator, locus, locative, 14 more
Today it means
noun locule; loculus (compartment of the ovary where the seed is placed)
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / Old Latin stlocus / loculament