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Where does “ineloquence” come from?

ineloquence (English) comes from English eloquence, from Old French eloquence, from Latin ēloquentia, from Latin ēloquēns, from Latin ēloquor, from Latin loquor, from Proto-Italic tlokʷōr, from Proto-Indo-European telkʷ- — to talk.

ineloquence (English): The state or condition of being ineloquent

Definitions

  1. The state or condition of being ineloquent

Ancestry of “ineloquence”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglisheloquenceThe quality of artistry and persuasiveness in...
2Old Frencheloquence—
3Latinēloquentia—
4Latinēloquēns—
5Latinēloquor—
6LatinloquorI say, speak, tell, talk; I declare, utter
7Proto-Italictlokʷōr—
8Proto-Indo-Europeantelkʷ-to talk
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