Where does “loqui” come from?

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

loqui (Latin): present active infinitive of loquor; to talk;...

Definitions

  1. present active infinitive of loquor; to talk;...

Ancestry of “loqui”, step by step

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

Words derived from “loqui

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