Where does “voicefulness” come from?
voicefulness (English) comes from English voiceful, from English voice, from Middle English voys, from Anglo-Norman voiz, from Latin vocem, from Latin vox, from Proto-Italic wōks, from Proto-Indo-European wṓkʷs — to speak, to sound out.
voicefulness (English): The quality of being voiceful, or having a voice
Definitions
- The quality of being voiceful, or having a voice
Ancestry of “voicefulness”, step by step
voicefulness traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English voiceful
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | voiceful | vocal; sounding |
| 2 | English | voice | Sound uttered by the mouth, especially by human... |
| 3 | Middle English | voys | A voice; the sound a human or other speaking... |
| 4 | Anglo-Norman | voiz | voice |
| 5 | Latin | vocem | accusative singular of vōx; first-person singular... |
| 6 | Latin | vox | voice |
| 7 | Proto-Italic | wōks | voice |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | wṓkʷs | voice, speech |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | wekʷ- | to speak, to sound out |
via English Ness
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | Ness | An Ulster princess and the mother of Conchobar mac Nessa and Findchoem in the Ulster Cycle of Irish mythology. Daughter of Eochaid Sálbuide. Also the mother of Cormac Cond Longas by incest with Conchobar mac Nessa |
| 2 | Middle English | nesse | — |
| 3 | Old English | næs | not, not at all; not; first/third-person singular... |
| 4 | Proto-Germanic | nasją | foothill; headland; cape |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | néh₂s | nose |