Where does “tense vowel” come from?
tense vowel (English) comes from English vowel, from Old French vouel, from Old French voyeul, 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.
tense vowel (English): A vowel produced with relative constriction of...
Definitions
- A vowel produced with relative constriction of...
Ancestry of “tense vowel”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | English | vowel | A sound produced by the vocal cords with... |
| 2 | Old French | vouel | Alternative form of voyeul |
| 3 | Old French | voyeul | vowel |
| 4 | Latin | vōcālis | — |
| 5 | Latin | vōx | — |
| 6 | Proto-Italic | wōks | voice |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | wṓkʷs | voice, speech |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | wekʷ- | to speak, to sound out |