Where does “eloquentia” come from?

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

Ancestry of “eloquentia”, step by step

Step	Language	Word	Meaning
1	Latin	ēloquēns	—
2	Latin	ēloquor	—
3	Latin	loquor	I say, speak, tell, talk; I declare, utter
4	Proto-Italic	tlokʷōr	—
5	Proto-Indo-European	telkʷ-	to talk

Every word from Proto-Indo-European telkʷ- →