Where does “vocalic” come from?
vocalic (English) comes 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, from Proto-Indo-European wekʷ- — to speak, to sound out.
vocalic (English): Used as a vowel, as opposed to consonantal,...
Definitions
- Used as a vowel, as opposed to consonantal,...
Ancestry of “vocalic”, step by step
vocalic traces back through 3 separate lines of ancestry.
via French vocalique
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | French | vocalique | vocalic, vowel |
| 2 | French | vocal | vocal, related to the voice |
| 3 | Old French | vocal | vocal relating to a voice or voices |
| 4 | Latin | vōcālis | uttering a voice, having a voice; speaking, sounding, sonorous, speaking, crying, singing, melodious; vocal |
| 5 | Latin | vōx | voice |
| 6 | Proto-Italic | wōks | voice |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | wṓkʷs | voice, speech |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | wekʷ- | to speak, to sound out |
via Catalan vocal
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Catalan | vocal | vocal; vowel |
via Occitan vocala
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Occitan | vocala | vowel |