Where does “vocable” come from?

vocable (English) comes from Latin vocō, from Latin vōx, from Proto-Italic wōks, from Proto-Indo-European wṓkʷs, from Proto-Indo-European wekʷ- — to speak, to sound out.

vocable (English): A word or utterance, especially with reference to...

Definitions

  1. A word or utterance, especially with reference to...

Ancestry of “vocable”, step by step

vocable traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Latin vocō

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinvocōto call, summon, beckon (with one's voice)
2Latinvōxvoice
3Proto-Italicwōksvoice
4Proto-Indo-Europeanwṓkʷsvoice, speech
5Proto-Indo-Europeanwekʷ-to speak, to sound out

via Middle English vocable

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Englishvocable
Every word from Proto-Indo-European wekʷ-Every word from Proto-Indo-European wṓkʷsEvery word from Proto-Italic wōks