Where does “grandiloquente” come from?
grandiloquente (Portuguese) comes from Latin loqui, from Latin loquor, from Proto-Italic tlokʷōr, from Proto-Indo-European telkʷ- — to talk.
grandiloquente (Portuguese): grandiloquent overly wordy or elaborate
Definitions
- grandiloquent overly wordy or elaborate
Ancestry of “grandiloquente”, step by step
grandiloquente traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Latin loqui
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Latin | loqui | present active infinitive of loquor; to talk;... |
| 2 | Latin | loquor | I say, speak, tell, talk; I declare, utter |
| 3 | Proto-Italic | tlokʷōr | to speak |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | telkʷ- | to talk |
via Latin grande
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Latin | grande | greatly; loudly, aloud |
| 2 | Latin | grandis | full-grown, grown up; large, great, grand, lofty;... |
| 3 | Proto-Italic | *grandis | — |
Words derived from “grandiloquente”