Where does “ventrilocution” come from?

ventrilocution (English) comes from English locution, from Latin locūtiō, from Latin loquor, from Proto-Italic tlokʷōr, from Proto-Indo-European telkʷ- — to talk.

ventrilocution (English): Obsolete form of ventriloquism

Definitions

  1. Obsolete form of ventriloquism

Ancestry of “ventrilocution”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishlocutionA phrase or expression connected to an individual...
2LatinlocūtiōThe act of speaking; speech, discourse
3LatinloquorI say, speak, tell, talk; I declare, utter
4Proto-Italictlokʷōrto speak
5Proto-Indo-Europeantelkʷ-to talk
Every word from Proto-Indo-European telkʷ- →Every word from Proto-Italic tlokʷōr →Every word from Latin loquor →
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