Where does “non-prevocalic” come from?
non-prevocalic (English) comes from English prevocalic, from English vocalic, from French vocalique, from French vocal, from Old French vocal, from Latin vōcālis, from Latin vōx, from Proto-Italic wōks — to speak, to sound out.
non-prevocalic (English): not occurring before a consonant or pause but...
Definitions
- not occurring before a consonant or pause but...
Ancestry of “non-prevocalic”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | English | prevocalic | Immediately preceding a vowel or vowel sound |
| 2 | English | vocalic | Used as a vowel, as opposed to consonantal,... |
| 3 | French | vocalique | vocalic, vowel |
| 4 | French | vocal | vocal, related to the voice |
| 5 | Old French | vocal | vocal |
| 6 | Latin | vōcālis | — |
| 7 | Latin | vōx | — |
| 8 | Proto-Italic | wōks | voice |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | wṓkʷs | voice, speech |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | wekʷ- | to speak, to sound out |