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Where does “loquela” come from?

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

loquela (Italian): loquacity; language

Definitions

  1. loquacity; language

Ancestry of “loquela”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinloquelaspeech, utterance, language, discourse
2LatinloquorI say, speak, tell, talk; I declare, utter
3Proto-Italictlokʷōr—
4Proto-Indo-Europeantelkʷ-to talk
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