Etymology of the English word loquacious
the English word
loquacioususing the English suffix
-ousderived from the Latin suffix
-osusderived from the Latin word
loquax (talkative, loquacious)
derived from the Latin word
loqui (speak, tell; talk)
derived from the Proto-Indo-European root
*tolkĘ·-Date
The earliest known usage of loquacious in English dates from the 17th century.
Usage
Word found in Modern English
