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Where does “eloquente” come from?

eloquente (Portuguese) comes from Latin ēloquēns, from Latin ēloquor, from Latin loquor, from Proto-Italic tlokʷōr, from Proto-Indo-European telkʷ- — to talk.

eloquente (Portuguese): eloquent

Definitions

  1. eloquent

Ancestry of “eloquente”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinēloquēns—
2Latinēloquor—
3LatinloquorI say, speak, tell, talk; I declare, utter
4Proto-Italictlokʷōr—
5Proto-Indo-Europeantelkʷ-to talk

Words derived from “eloquente”

  • eloquentemente
Every word from Proto-Indo-European telkʷ- →