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locut- root words — words with the locut- root

The root locut- comes from Latin loqui, meaning speak. 26 words in Dendril are built from it, including soliloquies, circumlocution, circumlocutions, colloquies, grandiloquence, grandiloquent, allocution, circumlocutory, collocutor, collogue, illocution, illocutionary. Dendril shows them on a free interactive word map — no signup, no ads.

Words that use the locut- root

Explore words with locut- — words containing the locut- root and sharing its sense of "speak". Examples include soliloquies, circumlocution, circumlocutions, colloquies, grandiloquence, grandiloquent, allocution, circumlocutory, collocutor, collogue, illocution, illocutionary. Click any word to see its own roots, definition, and related words.

The locut- root means speak, from Latin loqui. Recognizing it helps you decode and remember the many English words built on this root.