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
- Obsolete form of ventriloquism
Ancestry of “ventrilocution”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | English | locution | A phrase or expression connected to an individual... |
| 2 | Latin | locūtiō | — |
| 3 | Latin | loquor | I say, speak, tell, talk; I declare, utter |
| 4 | Proto-Italic | tlokʷōr | — |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | telkʷ- | to talk |