Where does “inaniloquium” come from?

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

inaniloquium (Latin): nonsense

Definitions

  1. nonsense

Ancestry of “inaniloquium”, step by step

inaniloquium traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Latin loquor

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1LatinloquorI say, speak, tell, talk; I declare, utter
2Proto-Italictlokʷōrto speak
3Proto-Indo-Europeantelkʷ-to talk

via Latin inanis

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latininanisempty, void, hollow; vain; worthless
Every word from Proto-Indo-European telkʷ- →Every word from Proto-Italic tlokʷōr →Every word from Latin loquor →