Where does “Vokabular” come from?

Vokabular (German) comes from Latin vocābulārium, from Latin vocābulum, from Latin vocō, from Latin vōx, from Proto-Italic wōks, from Proto-Indo-European wṓkʷs, from Proto-Indo-European wekʷ- — to speak, to sound out.

Vokabular (German): vocabulary stock of words

Definitions

  1. vocabulary stock of words

Ancestry of “Vokabular”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinvocābulāriumvocabulary, dictionary, wordlist
2Latinvocābulumword
3Latinvocōto call, summon, beckon (with one's voice)
4Latinvōxvoice
5Proto-Italicwōksvoice
6Proto-Indo-Europeanwṓkʷsvoice, speech
7Proto-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 →
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