eloquence
Meaningthe quality or state of being eloquent
Common meaning: the quality or state of being eloquent (inferred)
- eout
- loquto speak, talkLewis & Short, Latin Dictionary (1879), p. 1077 · scan
- encenoun ending: doing, or the condition that results
‘out’ + ‘to speak, talk’ → eloquence
Journey through time
- Latinloquor, locūtus‘to speak, talk’
- Englisheloquent‘speaking fluently and persuasively’
- Englishformed in English from eloquenteloquence‘the quality or state of being eloquent (inferred)’ · today
Sources & notes
Inferred source: no dictionary we use has an entry for this exact word. Its history is worked out from closely related, listed words in the same family, and we are trusting that link, so bear that in mind. Inferred meaning: the quality or state of being eloquent. It can be inferred from any of: eloquent.
Meaning: “Meaning” is the sense that emerges from the word’s roots; “Common meaning” is today’s everyday sense. Both written by us.
Pronunciation
- UK IPA: converted from the US form by rule (unchecked). Respelling: generated.
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- US IPA: CMUdict (BSD-2), converted to IPA by rule. Respelling: generated.
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Origin: Formed in English from eloquent + -ence (inferred: this exact word is not listed in our dictionaries).
Roots
- loquor, locūtus Latin “to speak, talk”
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