Etymology

dulciloquy

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Today it means: A soft manner of speaking; gentle speech. Full definition →

Latin dulcis
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The story

  1. Latin · derived fromdulcis“sweet”
  2. English todaydulciloquy

Latin dulcis (“sweet”) and loqui (“to speak”).

Words from the same roots

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