Where does “vox angelica” come from?

vox angelica (English) comes from Latin vōx, from Proto-Italic wōks, from Proto-Indo-European wṓkʷs, from Proto-Indo-European wekʷ- — to speak, to sound out.

vox angelica (English): an organ stop giving a gentle tremolo effect; the...

Definitions

  1. an organ stop giving a gentle tremolo effect; the...

Ancestry of “vox angelica”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinvōxvoice
2Proto-Italicwōksvoice
3Proto-Indo-Europeanwṓkʷsvoice, speech
4Proto-Indo-Europeanwekʷ-to speak, to sound out
Every word from Proto-Indo-European wekʷ- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European wṓkʷs →Every word from Proto-Italic wōks →