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Where does “voce” come from?

voce (Italian) comes from Latin vōx, from Proto-Italic wōks, from Proto-Indo-European wṓkʷs, from Proto-Indo-European wekʷ- — to speak, to sound out.

voce (Italian): voice; sound an animal makes; article

Definitions

  1. voice; sound an animal makes; article

Ancestry of “voce”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinvōx—
2Proto-Italicwōksvoice
3Proto-Indo-Europeanwṓkʷsvoice, speech
4Proto-Indo-Europeanwekʷ-to speak, to sound out

Words derived from “voce”

  • mezza voce
  • sotto voce
  • mezza voce
  • vociatore
  • sottovoce
  • vociare
  • vociante
  • vocio
  • voĉsintezilo
  • voĉkordo
  • voĉdoni
  • voĉo
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