Origin: Latin suffix -ive
Locative has 3 different meanings across 1 category:
the semantic role of the noun phrase that designates the place of the state or action denoted by the verb
The locative case.
Indicating place, or the place where, or wherein.
This word comes from the Latin locātīvus, which is derived from locus meaning "place." In Indian English, it was also formed through a surface analysis combining the verb "locate" with the suffix "-ive."