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locus

a particular position or place

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Where does the word "locus" come from? It comes from Latin locus, and was adopted directly into English (1710s).

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Where does the word "locus" come from? It comes from Latin locus, and was adopted directly into English (1710s).

Locus’s story begins in Latin: locus meant “place.” The root of 'local' and 'location'. It reached English by 1710s as locus. Maths 'loci' date from the 1700s. Today, locus means a particular position or place.

  1. Stage 1 · Latin · ancient locus "place", the root of 'local' and 'location'.
  2. Stage 2 · English · 1710s locus "place", maths 'loci' date from the 1700s.

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