Where does “postvocalico” come from?

postvocalico (Italian) comes from Italian vocalico, from Italian vocale, 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.

postvocalico (Italian): postvocalic

Definitions

  1. postvocalic

Ancestry of “postvocalico”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Italianvocalicovowel; vocalic
2Italianvocalevocal; voice; vowel
3Latinvōcālisuttering a voice, having a voice; speaking, sounding, sonorous, speaking, crying, singing, melodious; vocal
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 wṓkʷsEvery word from Proto-Italic wōks