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
- The state or condition of being ineloquent
Ancestry of “ineloquence”, step by step
ineloquence traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English eloquence
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | eloquence | The quality of artistry and persuasiveness in... |
| 2 | Old French | eloquence | — |
| 3 | Latin | ēloquentia | eloquence |
| 4 | Latin | ēloquēns | eloquent, articulate |
| 5 | Latin | ēloquor | to speak or utter plainly; to speak out; pronounce, declare, state, express; divulge |
| 6 | Latin | loquor | I say, speak, tell, talk; I declare, utter |
| 7 | Proto-Italic | tlokʷōr | to speak |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | telkʷ- | to talk |