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Etymology
Dictionary
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Origin of the word
LOQUACIOUS. Etymology of the word
LOQUACIOUS.
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From An Etymology
Dictionary of the English Language, by Walter W. Skeat, 1893 |
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LOQUACIOUS,
talkative. (L.) In Milton, P. L. x. 161. A coined
word, formed by adding -ious to Lat. loquac-, stem of loquax,
talkative. [Prob. suggested by the sb. loquacity, which had
previously been introduced into the language from F. loquacité,
'loquacity;' Cot. Loquacity occurs in Minsheu, ed. 1627.]—Lat.
loqui, to speak. + Russ. reche, reshchi, to speak. + Skt. lap (for
lak), to
speak.—✔RAK,
to speak; Fick, iii. 738. Der. loquacious-ly, -ness.
Also loquac-i-ty, from F. loquacité, which from Lat. acc. loquacitatem.
From the same root are col-loqu-ial, e-loqu-ence, ob-loqu-y, soli-loqu-y,
ventri-loqu-ist; also (from Lat. pp. locut-us) al-locut-ion, circum-locut-ion,
e-locut-ion, inter-locut-ion.
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| Etymology
Dictionary Index |
| A, B,
C, D, E,
F, G, H,
I, J, K,
L, M, N,
O, P, Q,
R, S, T,
U, V, W,
X, Y, Z
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| Key |
| Arab.=Arabic. |
| A.S.=Anglo
Saxon. |
| Bavar.=Bavarian |
| Bohem.=Bohemian. |
| C.=Celtic,
used as a general term for Irish, Gaelic, Welsh, Breton,
Cornish, &c. |
| Corn.=Cornish. |
| Dan.=Danish. |
| Du.=Dutch |
| E.=English. |
| E.E.=Early
English. |
| Europ.=European. |
| F.=French. |
| G.=German. |
| Gk.=Greek. |
| Goth.=Gothic. |
| Icel.=Icelandic. |
| Ital.=Italian. |
| L. or
Lat.=Latin. |
| Lith.
& Lithuan.=Lithuanian. |
| M.E.=Middle
English. |
| M.F.=Middle
French |
| M.H.G.=Middle
High German. |
| Norw.=Norwegian. |
| O.F.=Old
French. |
| O.H.G.=Old
High German. |
| Pers.=Persian. |
| Port.=Portuguese. |
| Scand.=Scandinavian,
used as a general term for Icelandic, Swedish, Danish,
&c. |
| Sc.=Scottish. |
| Skt.=Sanskrit. |
| Span.=Spanish. |
| Swed.=Sweish. |
| Teut.=Teutonic |
| Turk.=Turkish. |
| W.=Welsh. |
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