Where does “Eloquenz” come from?

Eloquenz (German) comes from Latin ēloquentia, from Latin ēloquēns, from Latin ēloquor, from Latin loquor, from Proto-Italic tlokʷōr, from Proto-Indo-European telkʷ- — to talk.

Eloquenz (German): eloquence

Definitions

  1. eloquence

Ancestry of “Eloquenz”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinēloquentiaeloquence
2Latinēloquēnseloquent, articulate
3Latinēloquorto speak or utter plainly; to speak out; pronounce, declare, state, express; divulge
4LatinloquorI say, speak, tell, talk; I declare, utter
5Proto-Italictlokʷōrto speak
6Proto-Indo-Europeantelkʷ-to talk
Every word from Proto-Indo-European telkʷ- →Every word from Proto-Italic tlokʷōr →Every word from Latin loquor →