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Where does “sproloquiare” come from?

sproloquiare (Italian) comes from Italian sproloquio, from Italian proloquio, from Latin proloquium, from Latin proloquor, from Latin prō-, from Proto-Italic *pro-, from Proto-Indo-European pro-, from Proto-Indo-European por- — passed , crossed.

sproloquiare (Italian): To waffle, ramble on

Definitions

  1. To waffle, ramble on

Ancestry of “sproloquiare”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Italiansproloquiowaffle; rambling speech, rigmarole; first-person...
2ItalianproloquioAn axiomatic or otherwise self-evident...
3Latinproloquiumenunciation; exposition
4LatinproloquorI speak out, utter, declare, say; I foretell,...
5Latinprō-—
6Proto-Italic*pro-—
7Proto-Indo-Europeanpro-toward, forward
8Proto-Indo-Europeanpor-to give birth; forward, through; going, passage
9Proto-Indo-Europeanper-before, in front; first; to go through
10Proto-Indo-Europeanpr̥tóspassed , crossed
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