Where does “vocaal” come from?
vocaal (Dutch) comes 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.
vocaal (Dutch): a vowel; vocal, pertaining to the voice; vocal,...
Definitions
- a vowel; vocal, pertaining to the voice; vocal,...
Ancestry of “vocaal”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Latin | vōcālis | — |
| 2 | Latin | vōx | — |
| 3 | Proto-Italic | wōks | voice |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | wṓkʷs | voice, speech |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | wekʷ- | to speak, to sound out |
Words derived from “vocaal”