Where does “doctiloquus” come from?

doctiloquus (Latin) comes from Latin doctus, from Latin doceō, from Proto-Italic dokeō, from Proto-Indo-European deḱ- — take; perceive.

doctiloquus (Latin): speaking learnedly

Definitions

  1. speaking learnedly

Ancestry of “doctiloquus”, step by step

doctiloquus traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Latin doctus

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latindoctushaving been taught, instructed, trained; having...
2Latindoceōto inform
3Proto-Italicdokeōtell, inform; teach, instruct
4Proto-Indo-Europeandeḱ-take; perceive

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 deḱ- →Every word from Proto-Italic dokeō →Every word from Latin doceō →