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Where does “dulciloquy” come from?

dulciloquy (English) comes from Latin loqui, from Latin loquor, from Proto-Italic tlokʷōr, from Proto-Indo-European telkʷ- — to talk.

dulciloquy (English): A soft manner of speaking; gentle speech

Definitions

  1. A soft manner of speaking; gentle speech

Ancestry of “dulciloquy”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinloquipresent active infinitive of loquor; to talk;...
2LatinloquorI say, speak, tell, talk; I declare, utter
3Proto-Italictlokʷōr—
4Proto-Indo-Europeantelkʷ-to talk
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