English
elocutio
Elocutio comes from Latin ēlocūtiō ‘oratorical delivery, elocution’.
- Latinc. 75 BCE–200 CEēlocūtiō‘oratorical delivery, elocution’
- Englishtodayelocutio
attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed
Lineage
- Latinc. 75 BCE–200 CEēlocūtiō‘oratorical delivery, elocution’
- Englishtodayelocutio
Every English word from Latin ēlocūtiō
Today it means
noun One of the five canons of classical rhetoric: the mastery of stylistic elements.
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / Latin ēlocūtiō / elocutio