Latin

locus

‘place, location’

Every word has its own definition in its root. These English words share one: Latin locus.

23 English words in this record descend from Latin locus, most familiar first.

• local ← locālis
• allow ← allowen ← alouer ← aloer ← allocō
• location ← locatio ← locare
• locate ← locātus ← locō
• allowance ← allouance ← alouance ← alouer ← aloer
• locality ← localité ← local ← locālis
• lieu ← leu ← locum
• allocate ← allocātus ← allocō ← locō
• loco
• locus
• locator ← locō
• locale ← local ← locālis

More words from locus

• milieu
• locative
• collocation
• accouchement
• accoucheur
• accoucheuse
• accouche
• allocatur
• couchee
• locellate
• loculament

Etymograph / Latin locus