Where does “vocalista” come from?

vocalista (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.

vocalista (Catalan): vocalist singer in a band

Definitions

  1. vocalist singer in a band

Ancestry of “vocalista”, 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
Every word from Proto-Indo-European wekʷ- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European wṓkʷs →Every word from Proto-Italic wōks →