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Where does “eloqui” come from?

eloqui (Latin) comes from Latin e-, from Latin ex-, from Latin e, from Latin ex, from Latin commūnicō, from Latin commūnis, from Old Latin com(m)oinis, from Proto-Italic kommoinis — to bend; curve; arch; vault; to bow, bend, arch,...

eloqui (Latin): present active infinitive of ēloquor; to speak...

Definitions

  1. present active infinitive of ēloquor; to speak...

Ancestry of “eloqui”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latine-Alternative form of ex-; out of; out, utterly
2Latinex-out, away; throughout; thoroughly
3LatineThe name of the letter "E"; out of, from
4LatinexA name of the letter "X"; out of, from
5Latincommūnicō—
6Latincommūnis—
7Old Latincom(m)oinis—
8Proto-Italickommoinis—
9Proto-Indo-Europeanḱom-moy-ni-held in common
10Proto-Indo-Europeanḱómbeside, near, by, with
11Proto-Indo-EuropeanḱeDeictic particle, here; Post-positional...
12Middle Englishkyt—
13Germankitt—
14Old High Germankuti—
15Proto-West Germanickwidugum, resin
16Proto-Germanickweduzresin
17Proto-Indo-Europeangʷet-resin, gum; to say, speak
18Proto-Indo-Europeangū-to bend; curve; arch; vault; to bow, bend, arch,...

Words derived from “eloqui”

  • eloquence
  • eloquent
  • ineloquent
  • ineloquence
  • ineloquently
  • uneloquent
  • eloquentness
  • eloquentia
  • eloquens
  • eloquentem
  • elocuencia
  • elocuente
  • eloquentemente
  • eloquente
  • eloquenza
  • éloquent
  • eloquent
  • éloquemment
  • eloquentemente
  • eloquente
  • eloquência
  • eloquent
  • eloquent
  • eloquence
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