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Where does “voiz” come from?

voiz (Anglo-Norman) comes from Latin vocem, from Latin vox, from Proto-Italic wōks, from Proto-Indo-European wṓkʷs, from Proto-Indo-European wekʷ- — to speak, to sound out.

voiz (Anglo-Norman): voice

Definitions

  1. voice

Ancestry of “voiz”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinvocemaccusative singular of vōx; first-person singular...
2Latinvoxvoice; accent; speech, remark, expression, ...
3Proto-Italicwōksvoice
4Proto-Indo-Europeanwṓkʷsvoice, speech
5Proto-Indo-Europeanwekʷ-to speak, to sound out

Words derived from “voiz”

  • voice
  • voicing
  • voiceless
  • voicemail
  • vocoder
  • voicelessness
  • photovoice
  • voiceful
  • voiceprint
  • voicelessly
  • voicer
  • voicebox
  • voiceband
  • undervoice
  • voicy
  • revoice
  • devoice
  • nonvoice
  • voicelike
  • voicefulness
  • outvoice
  • unvoice
  • voicepipe
  • voiceable
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