Where does “locūtiō” come from?

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

locūtiō (Latin): The act of speaking; speech, discourse

Definitions

  1. The act of speaking; speech, discourse

Ancestry of “locūtiō”, step by step

locūtiō 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 tio

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latintio

Words derived from “locūtiō

Every word from Proto-Indo-European telkʷ-Every word from Proto-Italic tlokʷōrEvery word from Latin loquor