Where does “blandiloquus” come from?

blandiloquus (Latin) comes from Latin blandus, from Proto-Indo-European mland-, from Proto-Indo-European meld-, from Proto-Indo-European mel-, from Proto-Indo-European mey- — to strengthen; to bind; to change, exchange.

blandiloquus (Latin): Charming, persuasive

Definitions

  1. Charming, persuasive

Ancestry of “blandiloquus”, step by step

blandiloquus traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Latin blandus

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinblanduspleasant, agreeable; enticing, seductive,...
2Proto-Indo-Europeanmland-—
3Proto-Indo-Europeanmeld-to beat, crush, grind
4Proto-Indo-Europeanmel-soft; tender; weak; to deceive; to rub
5Proto-Indo-Europeanmey-to strengthen; to bind; to change, exchange

via Latin loquor

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1LatinloquorI say, speak, tell, talk; I declare, utter
2Proto-Italictlokʷōrto speak
3Proto-Indo-Europeantelkʷ-to talk
Every word from Proto-Indo-European mey- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European mel- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European meld- →