Where does “ventriloquism” come from?
Ventriloquism comes from English ventriloquy, from Latin loqui and loquor, ultimately from Proto-Indo-European telkʷ- meaning to speak.
ventriloquism (English): The art of projecting one's voice without moving...
Definitions
- The art of projecting one's voice without moving...
Ancestry of “ventriloquism”, step by step
| 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 |