Where does “postvocalic” come from?
postvocalic (English) comes from English vocalic, from French vocalique, from French vocal, from Old French vocal, from Latin vōcālis, from Latin vōx, from Proto-Italic wōks, from Proto-Indo-European wṓkʷs — to speak, to sound out.
postvocalic (English): occurring after a vowel
Ancestry of “postvocalic”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | English | vocalic | Used as a vowel, as opposed to consonantal,... |
| 2 | French | vocalique | vocalic, vowel |
| 3 | French | vocal | vocal, related to the voice |
| 4 | Old French | vocal | vocal |
| 5 | Latin | vōcālis | — |
| 6 | Latin | vōx | — |
| 7 | Proto-Italic | wōks | voice |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | wṓkʷs | voice, speech |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | wekʷ- | to speak, to sound out |
Words derived from “postvocalic”