Where does “vocale” come from?
vocale (French) comes from French vocal, 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.
vocale (French): feminine singular of vocal
Definitions
- feminine singular of vocal
Ancestry of “vocale”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | French | vocal | vocal, related to the voice |
| 2 | Old French | vocal | vocal relating to a voice or voices |
| 3 | Latin | vōcālis | uttering a voice, having a voice; speaking, sounding, sonorous, speaking, crying, singing, melodious; vocal |
| 4 | Latin | vōx | voice |
| 5 | Proto-Italic | wōks | voice |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | wṓkʷs | voice, speech |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | wekʷ- | to speak, to sound out |