English
locus
Locus comes from Latin locus ‘place’, and goes back to Old Latin stlocus.
- Old Latinc. 700–75 BCEstlocus
- Latinc. 75 BCE–200 CElocus‘place’
- Englishtodaysame form
attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed
Earlier history uncertain.
Lineage
- Old Latinc. 700–75 BCEstlocus
- Latinc. 75 BCE–200 CElocus‘place’
- Englishtodaysame form
Linked words
through Proto-Indo-European *stel- ‘to put, to place’
stole, install, stall, stool, apostle, stalk, stale, epistle, stele, apostolate, stela, stell, stolid, 25 more
through Old Latin stlocus
allowance, locality, milieu, allocate, locale, collocation, 9 more
through Latin locus ‘place’
local, allow, location, lieu, locate, locator, loco, locative, 15 more
Today it means
noun A place or locality, especially a centre of activity or the scene of a crime.
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / Old Latin stlocus / locus