Where does “vocalisme” come from?

vocalisme (Catalan) comes from Catalan vocal, from Latin vōcālis, from Latin vōx, from Proto-Italic wōks, from Proto-Indo-European wṓkʷs, from Proto-Indo-European wekʷ- — to speak, to sound out.

vocalisme (Catalan): vocalism

Definitions

  1. vocalism

Ancestry of “vocalisme”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Catalanvocalvocal; vowel
2Latinvōcālisuttering a voice, having a voice; speaking, sounding, sonorous, speaking, crying, singing, melodious; vocal
3Latinvōxvoice
4Proto-Italicwōksvoice
5Proto-Indo-Europeanwṓkʷsvoice, speech
6Proto-Indo-Europeanwekʷ-to speak, to sound out
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