Local
/ˈloʊ.kəl/noun
Relating to a particular place or area rather than the whole world or country.
Did you know?‘Local’ ultimately comes from Latin *locus* (“place”), the same ancient root behind *location*, *locate*, and even the scholarly name *locus classicus*—a “classic place” where a text lives.
Etymological Timeline
Proto-Indo-European
PIE
*stel-
“to place, stand; source of the idea of a fixed position”
Latin
Latin
locus
“place, spot, position”
Late Latin
Latin
localis
“of a place, belonging to a place”
Old French
Old French
local
“pertaining to a place or region”
Middle English
English
local
“belonging to a particular place”
Modern English
English
local
“relating to a particular area or neighborhood”