Where does “wikivoice” come from?
wikivoice (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.
wikivoice (English): The neutral, objective writing style that Wikimedia Foundation wikis are supposed to use
Definitions
- The neutral, objective writing style that Wikimedia Foundation wikis are supposed to use
Ancestry of “wikivoice”, step by step
wikivoice traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English voice
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | voice | Sound uttered by the mouth, especially by human... |
| 2 | Middle English | voys | A voice; the sound a human or other speaking... |
| 3 | Anglo-Norman | voiz | voice |
| 4 | Latin | vocem | accusative singular of vōx; first-person singular... |
| 5 | Latin | vox | voice |
| 6 | Proto-Italic | wōks | voice |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | wṓkʷs | voice, speech |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | wekʷ- | to speak, to sound out |
via English wiki
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | wiki | A collaborative website which can be directly... |
| 2 | English | WikiWikiWeb | — |
| 3 | Hawaiian | wikiwiki | speedy |
| 4 | Hawaiian | wiki | hasten, speed up; be swift, speedy, quick |
| 5 | Proto-Polynesian | witi | — |