Etymology

loquacity

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Today it means: Talkativeness; the quality of being loquacious. Full definition →

Middle French loquacité ← Latin loquācitās
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  1. Latin · derived fromloquācitās
  2. Middle French · borrowed fromloquacité
  3. English todayloquacity

From Middle French loquacité, from Latin loquācitās (whence -acity), from loquor (“to say, speak, tell, talk, utter”).

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