yes it means place
The root "loco" comes from the Latin, locus, meaning "place". The words "locomotive" and "locomotion" contain this root.
loco
"Ad loco."
el loco
Drive a car = "Manejar", "conducir". Drive someone crazy = "volver loco". (You drive me crazy = "Tú me vuelves loco") Noun: driver = "conductor".
latin
Hoc loco. Or simply hic, "here."
in loco parentis
That is a trick question because the root phone is a greek AND a latin root.
what is the latin root for apparently
The Latin root for "people" is "populus."
The Latin root for "nine" is "novem."