Where does “elocutioner” come from?
elocutioner (English) comes from English elocution, from Latin elocutio, from Latin ēloquor, from Latin loquor, from Proto-Italic tlokʷōr, from Proto-Indo-European telkʷ- — to talk.
elocutioner (English): A public speaker; one who uses elocution
Definitions
- A public speaker; one who uses elocution
Ancestry of “elocutioner”, step by step
elocutioner traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English elocution
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | elocution | The art of public speaking with expert control of... |
| 2 | Latin | elocutio | utterance, expression; oratorical delivery,... |
| 3 | Latin | ēloquor | to speak or utter plainly; to speak out; pronounce, declare, state, express; divulge |
| 4 | Latin | loquor | I say, speak, tell, talk; I declare, utter |
| 5 | Proto-Italic | tlokʷōr | to speak |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | telkʷ- | to talk |
via English ER
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | ER | The statistic "Earned Run"; Initialism of... |
| 2 | Turkish | er | early; brave; man, male |
| 3 | Ottoman Turkish | ایر | saddle, a seat for a rider placed on the back of a horse or other animal |
| 4 | Old Anatolian Turkish | ایر | early, at a time in advance of the usual or expected event |
| 5 | Proto-Turkic | ēder | saddle |