Where does “pectoriloquy” come from?
pectoriloquy (English) comes from Latin loquor, from Proto-Italic tlokʷōr, from Proto-Indo-European telkʷ- — to talk.
pectoriloquy (English): An increased resonance, or a distinctly...
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Ancestry of “pectoriloquy”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Latin | loquor | I say, speak, tell, talk; I declare, utter |
| 2 | Proto-Italic | tlokʷōr | — |
| 3 | Proto-Indo-European | telkʷ- | to talk |