Where does “elocutio” come from?
elocutio (Latin) comes from Latin ēloquor, from Latin loquor, from Proto-Italic tlokʷōr, from Proto-Indo-European telkʷ- — to talk.
elocutio (Latin): utterance, expression; oratorical delivery,...
Definitions
- utterance, expression; oratorical delivery,...
Ancestry of “elocutio”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Latin | ēloquor | to speak or utter plainly; to speak out; pronounce, declare, state, express; divulge |
| 2 | Latin | loquor | I say, speak, tell, talk; I declare, utter |
| 3 | Proto-Italic | tlokʷōr | to speak |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | telkʷ- | to talk |
Words derived from “elocutio”