myEtymology.com: Latin etymology of locativus

Etymology of the Latin word locativus

the New Latin word locativus

derived from the Latin word locatus

derived from the Classical Latin word locare (place, put, station)

derived from the Latin word locus (place; part of the body; female genitals; grounds of proof; place, territory, locality; seat, rank, position)

using the Spanish suffix -ivo

derived from the Latin suffix -ivus

Word found in New Latin