Where does “turpiloquium” come from?
turpiloquium (Latin) comes from Latin loquor, from Proto-Italic tlokʷōr, from Proto-Indo-European telkʷ- — to talk.
turpiloquium (Latin): obscene or immodest speech, profanity
Definitions
- obscene or immodest speech, profanity
Ancestry of “turpiloquium”, step by step
turpiloquium traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Latin loquor
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Latin | loquor | I say, speak, tell, talk; I declare, utter |
| 2 | Proto-Italic | tlokʷōr | to speak |
| 3 | Proto-Indo-European | telkʷ- | to talk |
via Latin turpis
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Latin | turpis | ugly, unsightly; foul, filthy; cacophonous,... |
| 2 | Proto-Indo-European | trep- | to tremble; to satisfy, enjoy; to scamper, trip,... |
Words derived from “turpiloquium”