Etymology

eloquence

el·o·quence
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Today it means: The quality of artistry and persuasiveness in speech or writing. Full definition →

Middle English eloquence ← Old French eloquence ← Latin ēloquentia
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  1. Proto-Indo-European*h₁éǵʰ
  2. Proto-Indo-European*h₁éǵʰs
  3. Proto-Italic*eks
  4. Latinex
  5. Latinex-
  6. Proto-Indo-European*telkʷ-
  7. Proto-Indo-European*tlokʷetor
  8. Proto-Italic*tlokʷōr
  9. Latinloquor
  10. Latinēloquor
  11. Latinēloquēns
  12. Latinēloquentia
  13. Old Frencheloquence
  14. Middle Englisheloquence
  15. English todayeloquence

From Middle English eloquence, from Old French eloquence, from Latin ēloquentia. Doublet of eloquency, directly from Latin.

Words from the same roots

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eloquency

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