Where does “voicework” come from?

voicework (English) comes 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, from Proto-Indo-European wekʷ- — to speak, to sound out.

voicework (English): therapy intended to help the patient with...

Definitions

  1. therapy intended to help the patient with...

Ancestry of “voicework”, step by step

voicework traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via English voice

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishvoiceSound uttered by the mouth, especially by human...
2Middle EnglishvoysA voice; the sound a human or other speaking...
3Anglo-Normanvoizvoice
4Latinvocemaccusative singular of vōx; first-person singular...
5Latinvoxvoice
6Proto-Italicwōksvoice
7Proto-Indo-Europeanwṓkʷsvoice, speech
8Proto-Indo-Europeanwekʷ-to speak, to sound out

via English work

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Englishwork"Employment."; "Effort."; Sustained effort to...
2Middle Englishwerkwork
3Old Englishweorcwork, in various senses, including
4Proto-West Germanicwerkwork
5Proto-Germanicwerkąwork
6Proto-Indo-Europeanwérǵomwork
7Proto-Indo-Europeanwerǵ-to make
Every word from Proto-Indo-European wekʷ-Every word from Proto-Indo-European wṓkʷsEvery word from Proto-Italic wōks