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Where does “locuzione” come from?

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

locuzione (Italian): locution, phrase, expression; idiom

Definitions

  1. locution, phrase, expression; idiom

Ancestry of “locuzione”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinlocūtiō—
2LatinloquorI say, speak, tell, talk; I declare, utter
3Proto-Italictlokʷōr—
4Proto-Indo-Europeantelkʷ-to talk
Every word from Proto-Indo-European telkʷ- →