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

eloquent

Ancestry of “eloquente”, step by step

Step	Language	Word	Meaning
1	Latin	ēloquēns	eloquent, articulate
2	Latin	ēloquor	to speak or utter plainly; to speak out; pronounce, declare, state, express; divulge
3	Latin	loquor	I say, speak, tell, talk; I declare, utter
4	Proto-Italic	tlokʷōr	to speak
5	Proto-Indo-European	telkʷ-	to talk

Words derived from “eloquente”

eloquentemente

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