Where does “vocal” come from?
vocal (French) comes from Old French vocal, from Latin vōcālis, from Latin vōx, from Proto-Italic wōks, from Proto-Indo-European wṓkʷs, from Proto-Indo-European wekʷ- — to speak, to sound out.
vocal (French): vocal, related to the voice
Definitions
- vocal, related to the voice
Ancestry of “vocal”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Old French | vocal | vocal relating to a voice or voices |
| 2 | Latin | vōcālis | uttering a voice, having a voice; speaking, sounding, sonorous, speaking, crying, singing, melodious; vocal |
| 3 | Latin | vōx | voice |
| 4 | Proto-Italic | wōks | voice |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | wṓkʷs | voice, speech |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | wekʷ- | to speak, to sound out |