English
colloquist
Colloquist comes from Latin colloquium ‘conversation, discussion’, from loquor ‘to say, speak, tell, talk, utter’, and ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *telkʷ-.
- 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, tell, talk, utter’
- Latin, derivedc. 75 BCE–200 CEcolloquor‘to speak to, talk together, converse, discuss, hold a conversation, parley or a conference’
- Latin, derivedc. 75 BCE–200 CEcolloquium‘conversation, discussion’
- Middle Englishc. 1150–1500colloquies
- English1500–presentcolloquy
- Englishtodaycolloquist
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, tell, talk, utter’
- Latin, derivedc. 75 BCE–200 CEcolloquor‘to speak to, talk together, converse, discuss, hold a conversation, parley or a conference’
- Latin, derivedc. 75 BCE–200 CEcolloquium‘conversation, discussion’
- Middle Englishc. 1150–1500colloquies
- English1500–presentcolloquy
- Englishtodaycolloquist
A compound of colloquy + -ist
Proto-Indo-European *telkʷ- ‘to talk’
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Latin loquor ‘speak’
Latin colloquor ‘to speak to, talk together, converse,…’
Latin colloquium ‘conversation’
Middle English colloquies
English colloquy
Linked words
through Latin loquor ‘to say, speak, tell, talk, utter’
eloquent, eloquence, interlocutor, soliloquy, loquacious, 19 more
Today it means
noun One who takes part in a colloquy
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / Proto-Indo-European *telkʷ- / colloquist