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Where does “voicism” come from?

voicism (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.

voicism (English): Discrimination against and negative perception of...

Definitions

  1. Discrimination against and negative perception of...

Ancestry of “voicism”, step by step

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; accent; speech, remark, expression, ...
6Proto-Italicwōksvoice
7Proto-Indo-Europeanwṓkʷsvoice, speech
8Proto-Indo-Europeanwekʷ-to speak, to sound out
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