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
3Proto-Italicwōksvoice
4Proto-Indo-Europeanwṓkʷsvoice, speech
5Proto-Indo-Europeanwekʷ-to speak, to sound out

Words derived from “voiz”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European wekʷ- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European wṓkʷs →Every word from Proto-Italic wōks →
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