Where does “vouchsafement” come from?
vouchsafement (English) comes from English vouchsafe, from English vouch, from Middle English vouchen, from Old French vochier, from Vulgar Latin *vocico, from Latin vocō, from Latin vōx, from Proto-Italic wōks — to speak, to sound out.
vouchsafement (English): The act of vouchsafing; That which is vouchsafed;...
Definitions
- The act of vouchsafing; That which is vouchsafed;...
Ancestry of “vouchsafement”, step by step
vouchsafement traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English vouchsafe
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | vouchsafe | To graciously give, to condescendingly grant a... |
| 2 | English | vouch | To take responsibility for; to express confidence... |
| 3 | Middle English | vouchen | — |
| 4 | Old French | vochier | to call; to summon; to claim; to denounce |
| 5 | Vulgar Latin | *vocico | — |
| 6 | Latin | vocō | to call, summon, beckon (with one's voice) |
| 7 | Latin | vōx | voice |
| 8 | Proto-Italic | wōks | voice |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | wṓkʷs | voice, speech |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | wekʷ- | to speak, to sound out |