Where does “ventriloquium” come from?

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

Ancestry of “ventriloquium”, step by step

ventriloquium traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Latin loqui

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinloquipresent active infinitive of loquor; to talk;...
2LatinloquorI say, speak, tell, talk; I declare, utter
3Proto-Italictlokʷōrto speak
4Proto-Indo-Europeantelkʷ-to talk

via Latin venter

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinventerbelly, abdomen; body, trunk; stomach
2Proto-Indo-Europeanwend-tri—

Words derived from “ventriloquium”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European telkʷ- →Every word from Proto-Italic tlokʷōr →Every word from Latin loquor →