Where does “suaviloquus” come from?

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

Ancestry of “suaviloquus”, step by step

suaviloquus 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 suāvis

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinsuāvissweet, pleasant, delicious
Every word from Proto-Indo-European telkʷ-Every word from Proto-Italic tlokʷōrEvery word from Latin loquor