loc/loq

speech

Spelled loc, loq · loqui 'to speak'

Latin loqui meant speak: loquacious people speak freely, a soliloquy speaks alone, and circumlocution talks around the point.

Words built from it

eloquent — fluent and persuasive in speech
e- (out) + loqu (speak)
colloquial — used in ordinary, informal conversation
col- (together) + loqu (speak)
loquacious — very talkative
loqu (speak) + -acious (full of)
soliloquy — a speech a character gives alone, revealing inner thoughts
soli (alone) + loqu (speak)
ventriloquist — a performer who speaks without moving their lips
ventri (belly) + loqu (speak) + -ist
circumlocution — a roundabout way of speaking
circum- (around) + loc (speak) + -tion
grandiloquent — using pompous, extravagant language
grandi (grand) + loqu (speak)