Where does “eloqüent” come from?

eloqüent (Catalan) comes from Latin ēloquēns, from Latin ēloquor, from Latin loquor, from Proto-Italic tlokʷōr, from Proto-Indo-European telkʷ- — to talk.

eloqüent (Catalan): eloquent

Definitions

  1. eloquent

Ancestry of “eloqüent”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinēloquēnseloquent, articulate
2Latinēloquorto speak or utter plainly; to speak out; pronounce, declare, state, express; divulge
3LatinloquorI say, speak, tell, talk; I declare, utter
4Proto-Italictlokʷōrto speak
5Proto-Indo-Europeantelkʷ-to talk
Every word from Proto-Indo-European telkʷ- →Every word from Proto-Italic tlokʷōr →Every word from Latin loquor →