Where does “vocative” come from?

vocative (Italian) comes from Italian vocativo, from Latin vocātīvus, 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.

vocative (Italian): feminine plural of vocativo

Definitions

  1. feminine plural of vocativo

Ancestry of “vocative”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Italianvocativovocative; vocative, vocative case
2Latinvocātīvusof or belonging to calling, vocative
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 →