colloque

colloque · verb¹

1. Latin · borrowed fromcolloquī
2. English todaycolloque

Apparently from Latin colloquī.

colloque · noun²

1. Latin · derived fromcolloquium
2. French · borrowed fromcolloque
3. English todaycolloque

From French colloque, from Latin colloquium. Attested once in Middle English (?1482) as colloke (“a place for conversation”).

Words from the same roots

First known use, by meaning

• from 1850 To hold colloquy; to converse.
• c. 1650 – a. 1900 Obsolete form of colloquy .