Where does “tardiloquus” come from?

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

tardiloquus (Latin): slow-speaking, slow of speech

Definitions

  1. slow-speaking, slow of speech

Ancestry of “tardiloquus”, step by step

tardiloquus 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 tardus

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latintardusslow, sluggish; tardy; late, lingering
Every word from Proto-Indo-European telkʷ- →Every word from Proto-Italic tlokʷōr →Every word from Latin loquor →