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What is latin root word meaning to speak?

The Latin root word meaning "to speak" is "loqui".

This root appears in many English words, including:

* Loquacious: talkative

* Eloquence: the ability to speak fluently and persuasively

* Soliloquy: an act of speaking one's thoughts aloud when by oneself or regardless of any hearers

* Circumlocution: the use of many words where fewer would do

* Loquacity: the quality of being talkative

* Eloquent: fluent or persuasive in speaking or writing

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