DictionaryRoot: loqui
Latin
loqui
speak
Forms
- loqui
- locut- — The form used for completed action.
- loqu- — The form retained before other endings.
Origin
An inherited Latin speaking verb with older Indo-European ancestry.
Note
The family often concerns speaking as an activity, rather than one particular word or message.
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noun
elocution
el-uh-KYOO-shun/ˌeləˈkjuːʃn/
The skill of speaking clearly and expressively.
Etymology
Literally “speaking out,” elocution came to describe rhetorical expression and a speaker’s manner of delivery. That focus on how speech is delivered connects it to clear, controlled public speaking and pronunciation.