Where does “vocative” come from?
Vocative comes from Middle French vocatif, from Latin vocativus, derived from Latin vox meaning voice or call, ultimately from Proto-Indo-European wekʷ-.
vocative (English): Of or pertaining to calling; used in calling or...
Definitions
- Of or pertaining to calling; used in calling or...
Ancestry of “vocative”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Middle French | vocatif | the vocative case |
| 2 | Latin | vocātīvus | — |
| 3 | Latin | vocō | — |
| 4 | Latin | vōx | — |
| 5 | Proto-Italic | wōks | voice |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | wṓkʷs | voice, speech |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | wekʷ- | to speak, to sound out |
Words derived from “vocative”