Where does “illocutionary” come from?

Illocutionary derives from English illocution, combining English locution with Latin -alis, from Latin in and Latin loquor meaning "to speak," ultimately from Proto-Indo-European h₁én.

illocutionary (English): Of, pertaining to, or deriving from illocution,...

Definitions

  1. Of, pertaining to, or deriving from illocution,...

Ancestry of “illocutionary”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishillocutionThe aim of a speaker in making an utterance as...
2Latinil-Alternative form of in-; in; not
3Latinīn-un-, non-, not
4Latinînin, at, on, upon, from (space)
5Latinenlookǃ beholdǃ; reallyǃ?; come onǃ
6Proto-Italicenin
7Proto-Indo-Europeanh₁énin

Words derived from “illocutionary

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