fatiloquent

adjective

fa·​til·​o·​quent

fāˈtiləkwənt,

fəˈ-

archaic

: prophetic

Word History

Etymology

modification (influenced by English eloquent) of Latin fatiloquus, from fati- (from fatum fate) + -loquus (from loqui to speak)

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