English

ineloquence

From in- + eloquence.

Proto-Indo-European *h₁én ‘in’

Proto-Germanic *in ‘into’

English in-

Proto-Indo-European *telkʷ- ‘to talk’

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Latin ēloquēns ‘eloquent, articulate’

Latin ēloquentia

Old French eloquence

Middle English eloquence

Today it means

noun The state or condition of being ineloquent.

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Etymograph / ineloquence