Roots of English I LOC/LOQ I Talk

By Amrit Gouda|Updated : May 28th, 2021

English root words have the following origin;

GREEK ROOTS
GERMAN ROOTS
FRENCH ROOTS
LATIN ROOTS

Root words are a combination of basic words accompanied by a prefix or suffix. They form the rock of new words and with the addition of prefixes and suffixes, you can decipher unfamiliar words, replenish your vocabulary and be a better English Speaker.

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English root words have the following origin;

GREEK ROOTS
GERMAN ROOTS
FRENCH ROOTS
LATIN ROOTS

Q. What is a "root"?

Ans: Root is the part of the word which gives instructions to a word.

Q. How many parts is a word made up of?

Ans: A word is made up of three parts.

Prefix
Root
Suffix

For example – Unbiased

Here 'Un' is a prefix, 'bias' is the root and 'ed' is the suffix.

Note: PREFIX is a word, letter or number placed before another.

SUFFIX is a letter or a group of letters added to the end of a word to change its meaning.

Root Word: LOQ/LOC

Now in this post, we have taken 'Loq/Loc' as a ROOT which has a meaning: TALK

Now with the help of these roots, you can come to decipher everal other English words. Such as:

1) Eloquent:- (el-uh-kwunt ) - One who talks fluently, speaking elegantly

Usage - My sister is an eloquent storyteller who can paint a picture with her words.

2) Loquacity:- (loh-kwas-i-tee) - the act of talking a lot

Usage - Since the two women hadn’t seen each other in twenty years, their husbands spent much of the time listening to their wives’ loquacity.

3) Circumlocution- (sur-kum-loh-kyoo-shun) - the use of too many words to say something, especially in order to avoid saying something clearly; using more words than necessary in a talk

Usage - Sneaky people who want others to be fooled by their words often use circumlocution to hide their true purposes.

4) Elocution- (el-uh-kyoo-shun) - the art of public speaking, with attention to delivery, the way in which an individual reads or speaks in front of others

Usage - During the play, the actor’s elocution was so magnificent the audience grew bored whenever he was not on stage.

5) Colloquium: - (kuh-loh-kwee-um) - A conversation or a talk

Usage -. The colloquium will raise questions concerning the role that news reporting plays in modern society.

6) Interlocution - ( in-ter-luh-kyoo-shun) - interchange of speech: conversation

Usage - The mutual interlocution after the speeches was a highlight for the media.

7) Ventriloquism - ( ven-tril-uh-kwiz-um) - Talking with an inner voice, not moving the lips

Usage - Amid the general ventriloquism she does often manage to speak for herself.

8) Grandiloquent - ( gran-dil-uh-kwunt) - pompous or extravagant in speech so as to impress

Usage - Her speech was full of grandiloquent language, but it contained no new ideas.

9) Colloquy ( kol-uh-kwee) - a conversation, especially a formal one, a serious chat

Usage - The investigator came up with a list of suspects while engaging in a colloquy with the missing student’s parents.

10) Elocute - (e-lo-cute) - Speak out in public; declaim

Usage - The poet elocuted so beautifully that the audience was in tears after the programme.

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