Locution
/loʊˈkjuː.ʃən/noun
A word or phrase, especially a distinctive or formal way of speaking.
Did you know?Locution ultimately comes from Latin *loqui*, “to speak,” a root that also gave English a whole family of words about language, telling, and even talkative social power.
Etymological Timeline
Proto-Indo-European
PIE
*tl̥kʷ-
“to speak, say”
Latin
Latin
loqui
“to speak, talk”
Latin
Latin
locutio
“a speaking, utterance”
Old French
OF
locucion
“speech, manner of speaking”
Middle English
English
locucioun
“speech, expression”
Modern English
English
locution
“a word or phrase, especially a characteristic expression”
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