Where does “ēloquēns” come from?

ēloquēns (Latin) comes from Latin ēloquor, from Latin loquor, from Proto-Italic tlokʷōr, from Proto-Indo-European telkʷ- — to talk.

ēloquēns (Latin): eloquent, articulate

Definitions

  1. eloquent, articulate

Ancestry of “ēloquēns”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinēloquorto speak or utter plainly; to speak out; pronounce, declare, state, express; divulge
2LatinloquorI say, speak, tell, talk; I declare, utter
3Proto-Italictlokʷōrto speak
4Proto-Indo-Europeantelkʷ-to talk

Words derived from “ēloquēns”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European telkʷ- →Every word from Proto-Italic tlokʷōr →Every word from Latin loquor →
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