Where does “grandiloquentemente” come from?
grandiloquentemente (Portuguese) comes from Portuguese grandiloquente, from Latin loqui, from Latin loquor, from Proto-Italic tlokʷōr, from Proto-Indo-European telkʷ- — to talk.
grandiloquentemente (Portuguese): in a grandiloquent manner; with grandiloquence
Definitions
- in a grandiloquent manner; with grandiloquence
Ancestry of “grandiloquentemente”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Portuguese | grandiloquente | grandiloquent overly wordy or elaborate |
| 2 | Latin | loqui | present active infinitive of loquor; to talk;... |
| 3 | Latin | loquor | I say, speak, tell, talk; I declare, utter |
| 4 | Proto-Italic | tlokʷōr | to speak |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | telkʷ- | to talk |