Where does “voix” come from?

voix (French) comes from Middle French voix, from Old French voiz, from Latin vōx, from Proto-Italic wōks, from Proto-Indo-European wṓkʷs, from Proto-Indo-European wekʷ- — to speak, to sound out.

voix (French): voice; vote

Definitions

  1. voice; vote

Ancestry of “voix”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Frenchvoixvoice
2Old Frenchvoizvoice
3Latinvōxvoice
4Proto-Italicwōksvoice
5Proto-Indo-Europeanwṓkʷsvoice, speech
6Proto-Indo-Europeanwekʷ-to speak, to sound out

Words derived from “voix”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European wekʷ- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European wṓkʷs →Every word from Proto-Italic wōks →
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