Etymology of the English word allocution
the English word
allocutionderived from the Late Latin word
allocutio (address, manner of address; satisfaction; comfort)
derived from the Latin word
alloqui (speak to; address, harangue)
using the Latin prefix
ad- (to, in addition)
derived from the Latin word
ad (to; near; to; to; to; near)
derived from the Latin word
loqui (speak, tell; talk)
derived from the Proto-Indo-European root
*tolkĘ·-Date
The earliest known usage of allocution in English dates from the 17th century.
Usage
Word found in Modern English
