Where does “magniloquium” come from?

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

magniloquium (Latin): boasting

Definitions

  1. boasting

Ancestry of “magniloquium”, step by step

magniloquium 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 magnus

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinmagnuslarge, big; great; important
2Proto-Indo-Europeanmeǵh₂-big, great; great; big, stour, great
Every word from Proto-Indo-European telkʷ- →Every word from Proto-Italic tlokʷōr →Every word from Latin loquor →
magniloquium — Etymology, Origin & Word History | Etymology Explorer