Where does “éloquent” come from?

éloquent (French) comes from Middle French eloquent, from Old French eloquent, from Latin eloquens, from Latin eloqui, from Latin e-, from Latin ex-, from Latin e, from Latin ex — whale, sea monster; abyss.

éloquent (French): eloquent; eloquent; descriptive

Definitions

eloquent; eloquent; descriptive

Ancestry of “éloquent”, step by step

Step	Language	Word	Meaning
1	Middle French	eloquent	eloquent
2	Old French	eloquent	—
3	Latin	eloquens	eloquent, articulate
4	Latin	eloqui	present active infinitive of ēloquor; to speak...
5	Latin	e-	Alternative form of ex-; out of; out, utterly
6	Latin	ex-	out, away; throughout; thoroughly
7	Latin	e	The name of the letter "E"; out of, from
8	Latin	ex	A name of the letter "X"; out of, from
9	Latin	commūnicō	to impart, share
10	Latin	commūnis	common, commonplace, ordinary, general, universal, shared, shared alike, of both sides, belonging to two or more together
11	Old Latin	com(m)oinis	—
12	Proto-Italic	kommoinis	common
13	Proto-Indo-European	ḱom-moy-ni-	held in common
14	Proto-Indo-European	ḱóm	beside, near, by, with
15	Proto-Indo-European	ḱe	Deictic particle, here; Post-positional...
16	Middle English	kyt	—
17	Russian	кит	whale; genitive plural of ки́та
18	Old Church Slavonic	китъ	whale
19	Ancient Greek	κῆτος	whale, sea monster; abyss

Words derived from “éloquent”

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