English
illocution
Illocution comes from English locution ‘speech’, from Latin 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*tlokʷ-reconstructed
- Proto-Italicc. 1500–700 BCE*tlokʷōr‘to speak’reconstructed
- Latinc. 75 BCE–200 CEloquor‘to say, speak, tell, talk, utter’
- English1500–presentlocution‘speech’
- Englishtodayillocution
attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed
Lineage
- Proto-Indo-Europeanc. 4500–2500 BCE*telkʷ-‘to talk’reconstructed
- Proto-Indo-European, derivedc. 4500–2500 BCE*tlokʷ-reconstructed
- Proto-Italicc. 1500–700 BCE*tlokʷōr‘to speak’reconstructed
- Latinc. 75 BCE–200 CEloquor‘to say, speak, tell, talk, utter’
- English1500–presentlocution‘speech’
- Englishtodayillocution
Linked words
through Latin loquor ‘to say, speak, tell, talk, utter’
eloquent, eloquence, colloquial, colloquium, soliloquy, interlocutor, loquacious, 17 more
Today it means
noun The aim of a speaker in making an utterance as opposed to the meaning of the terms used.
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / Proto-Indo-European *telkʷ- / illocution