Where does “ventriloquistic” come from?
ventriloquistic (English) comes from English ventriloquy, from Latin ventriloquium, from Latin loqui, from Latin loquor, from Proto-Italic tlokʷōr, from Proto-Indo-European telkʷ- — to talk.
ventriloquistic (English): Of or pertaining to a ventriloquist,...
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- Of or pertaining to a ventriloquist,...
Ancestry of “ventriloquistic”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 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 | — |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | telkʷ- | to talk |