Where does “sōliloquium” come from?

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

sōliloquium (Latin): soliloquy

Definitions

  1. soliloquy

Ancestry of “sōliloquium”, step by step

sōliloquium 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 sōlus

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinsōlus
2Ancient GreekΣολοῦςSolus, Sicily, Italy

Words derived from “sōliloquium

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