Where does “locution” come from?

locution (French) comes from Latin locūtiō, from Latin loquor, from Proto-Italic tlokʷōr, from Proto-Indo-European telkʷ- — to talk.

locution (French): phrase, locution

Definitions

  1. phrase, locution

Ancestry of “locution”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1LatinlocūtiōThe act of speaking; speech, discourse
2LatinloquorI say, speak, tell, talk; I declare, utter
3Proto-Italictlokʷōrto speak
4Proto-Indo-Europeantelkʷ-to talk
Every word from Proto-Indo-European telkʷ- →Every word from Proto-Italic tlokʷōr →Every word from Latin loquor →