Where does “voiceband” come from?
voiceband (English) comes from English band, from German band, from French bande, from French là, from Italian là, from Spanish la, from Portuguese lá, from German a.
voiceband (English): The range of frequencies typically audible to...
Definitions
- The range of frequencies typically audible to...
Ancestry of “voiceband”, step by step
voiceband traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English band
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | band | A strip of material used for strengthening or... |
| 2 | German | band | past of binden |
| 3 | French | bande | band, strip; stripe; strip |
| 4 | French | là | there; here, present |
| 5 | Italian | là | there |
| 6 | Spanish | la | feminine singular definite article; the |
| 7 | Portuguese | lá | there; used with an adverb phrase to indicate... |
| 8 | German | a | Alternative form of A; Abbreviation of a-Moll;... |
| 9 | German | a-Moll | A-minor |
| 10 | Hungarian | a | the; this; that |
| 11 | French | à | to; on the, to; at |
| 12 | Middle French | a | to; towards; third-person singular present... |
| 13 | Old French | a | to; towards; belonging to |
| 14 | Latin | A | — |
| 15 | Etruscan | 𐌀 | and, also |
| 16 | Ancient Greek | ᾱ̔ | — |
via English voice
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | voice | Sound uttered by the mouth, especially by human... |
| 2 | Middle English | voys | A voice; the sound a human or other speaking... |
| 3 | Anglo-Norman | voiz | voice |
| 4 | Latin | vocem | accusative singular of vōx; first-person singular... |
| 5 | Latin | vox | voice |
| 6 | Proto-Italic | wōks | voice |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | wṓkʷs | voice, speech |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | wekʷ- | to speak, to sound out |