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Where does “locutus” come from?

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

locutus (Latin): spoken, having spoken

Definitions

  1. spoken, having spoken

Ancestry of “locutus”, step by step

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

Words derived from “locutus”

  • prolocutor
  • prolocutorship
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