LATIN DICTIONARYLexicon Latīnum
suffixfirst/second-declension suffix

-loquus

-loquus (feminine -loqua, neuter -loquum, comparative -loquentior, superlative -loquentissimus)

Meaning

  1. morphemesuffixForms adjectives that specify the manner of one's speech
    vānus (“vain, idle”) > vāniloquus (“talking idly, lying, boastful”)
    malus (“evil, bad”) > maliloquus (“evil-speaking, slanderous”)

Origins

From loquor (“to speak”) + -us (adjective-forming suffix).

Quick answers

What does -loquus mean in Latin?
-loquus, a suffix, means “Forms adjectives that specify the manner of one's speech”.