Where does “ventriloquial” come from?
ventriloquial (English) comes from English AL, from Dutch al, from Middle Dutch al, from Old Dutch āl, from Proto-West Germanic all, from Proto-Germanic allaz, from Proto-Indo-European h₂él- — to grow, nourish.
ventriloquial (English): Of or relating to ventriloquy; Spoken to oneself;...
Definitions
- Of or relating to ventriloquy; Spoken to oneself;...
Ancestry of “ventriloquial”, step by step
ventriloquial traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English AL
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | AL | Initialism of assembly language; Initialism of... |
| 2 | Dutch | al | all, all of; already; yet |
| 3 | Middle Dutch | al | all, all of; completely; even though, no matter... |
| 4 | Old Dutch | āl | — |
| 5 | Proto-West Germanic | all | all |
| 6 | Proto-Germanic | allaz | all |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂él- | to grow, nourish |
via English ventriloquy
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | ventriloquy | Ventriloquism |
| 2 | Latin | ventriloquium | — |
| 3 | Latin | loqui | present active infinitive of loquor; to talk;... |
| 4 | Latin | loquor | I say, speak, tell, talk; I declare, utter |
| 5 | Proto-Italic | tlokʷōr | to speak |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | telkʷ- | to talk |