Where does “eloquentissimo” come from?

eloquentissimo (Italian) comes from Italian eloquente, from Latin ēloquēns, from Latin ēloquor, from Latin loquor, from Proto-Italic tlokʷōr, from Proto-Indo-European telkʷ- — to talk.

Ancestry of “eloquentissimo”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Italianeloquenteeloquent
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 tlokʷōrEvery word from Latin loquor