English
allocution
Allocution comes from Latin allocūtiō ‘address’, from loquor ‘to say, speak’, and ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *telkʷ- ‘to talk’.
- Proto-Indo-Europeanc. 4500–2500 BCE*telkʷ-‘to talk’reconstructed
- Proto-Indo-European, derivedc. 4500–2500 BCE*tlokʷetorreconstructed
- Proto-Italicc. 1500–700 BCE*tlokʷōr‘to speak’reconstructed
- Latinc. 75 BCE–200 CEloquor‘to say, speak’
- Latin, derivedc. 75 BCE–200 CEalloquor‘to speak to, address’
- Latin, derivedc. 75 BCE–200 CEallocūtiō‘address’
- Englishearliest quotation 1904allocution
attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed
Lineage
- Proto-Indo-Europeanc. 4500–2500 BCE*telkʷ-‘to talk’reconstructed
- Proto-Indo-European, derivedc. 4500–2500 BCE*tlokʷetorreconstructed
- Proto-Italicc. 1500–700 BCE*tlokʷōr‘to speak’reconstructed
- Latinc. 75 BCE–200 CEloquor‘to say, speak’
- Latin, derivedc. 75 BCE–200 CEalloquor‘to speak to, address’
- Latin, derivedc. 75 BCE–200 CEallocūtiō‘address’
- Englishearliest quotation 1904allocution
Earliest quotation: 1904, Joseph Conrad: “The Minister of War, in a barrack-square allocution to…”
Linked words
through Latin loquor ‘to say, speak’
eloquent, eloquence, colloquial, soliloquy, colloquium, interlocutor, loquacious, 17 more
Today it means
noun A formal speech, especially one which is regarded as authoritative and forceful.
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / Proto-Indo-European *telkʷ- / allocution