Etymology of the Latin word elocutio
the Latin word
elocutio (oratorical delivery, elocution)
derived from the Latin word
elocutus (declared, uttered; out spoken)
derived from the Latin word
eloqui (speak out, utter)
using the Latin prefix
ex-derived from the Late Latin word
ex (out)
derived from the Proto-Indo-European root
*eghsusing the Late Latin prefix
e-derived from the Latin word
loqui (speak, tell; talk)
derived from the Proto-Indo-European root
*tolkʷ-Derivations in other languages
English
elocution, French
élocution, Italian
elocuzione, Portuguese
elocução, Spanish
elocución
