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Where does “vociare” come from?

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

vociare (Italian): to speak too loudly, often rudely; to shout; loud...

Definitions

  1. to speak too loudly, often rudely; to shout; loud...

Ancestry of “vociare”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Italianvocevoice; sound an animal makes; article
2Latinvōx—
3Proto-Italicwōksvoice
4Proto-Indo-Europeanwṓkʷsvoice, speech
5Proto-Indo-Europeanwekʷ-to speak, to sound out

Words derived from “vociare”

  • vociatore
  • vociante
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