Where does “elocutio” come from?

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

elocutio (English): One of the five canons of classical rhetoric: the...

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Ancestry of “elocutio”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinelocutioutterance, expression; oratorical delivery,...
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 →