locus

Latin

noun
Definitions
  • place, spot a specific location
  • a passage of literature
  • in the plural with neuter gender: a region or general geographic area

Etymology

Inherited from Old Latin stlocus derived from Proto-Indo-European *stel- (put, place, locate, stand, post, set, stalk, broaden, trunk, broad).

Origin

Proto-Indo-European

*stel-

Gloss

put, place, locate, stand, post, set, stalk, broaden, trunk, broad

Concept
Semantic Field

Motion

Ontological Category

Action/Process

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