Where does “soliloquium” come from?

soliloquium (Late Latin) comes from Latin solus, from Latin swolos, from Proto-Italic swelos, from Proto-Indo-European wēlH-, from Proto-Indo-European welH- — to turn, to wind.

soliloquium (Late Latin): soliloquy

Definitions

  1. soliloquy

Ancestry of “soliloquium”, step by step

soliloquium traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Latin solus

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinsolusalone, sole, only, by oneself with no others...
2Latinswolos—
3Proto-Italicswelos—
4Proto-Indo-EuropeanwēlH-to roll, to undulate
5Proto-Indo-EuropeanwelH-to turn, to wind

via Latin loquor

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1LatinloquorI say, speak, tell, talk; I declare, utter
2Proto-Italictlokʷōrto speak
3Proto-Indo-Europeantelkʷ-to talk

Words derived from “soliloquium”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European welH- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European wēlH- →Every word from Proto-Italic swelos →