Etymology of the English word locution
the English word
locutionderived from the Old French word
locutionderived from the Latin word
locutio (speech, act of speaking; style of speaking)
derived from the Latin word
locutusderived from the Latin word
loqui (speak, tell; talk)
derived from the Proto-Indo-European root
*tolkĘ·-Date
The earliest known usage of locution in English dates from the 15th century.
Derivations in English
illocution,
locutionary,
illocutionary,
perlocutionaryUsage
Word found in Modern English
