Where does “vōcālis” come from?

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

vōcālis (Latin): uttering a voice, having a voice; speaking, sounding, sonorous, speaking, crying, singing, melodious; vocal

Definitions

  1. uttering a voice, having a voice; speaking, sounding, sonorous, speaking, crying, singing, melodious; vocal

Ancestry of “vōcālis”, step by step

vōcālis traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Latin vōx

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

via German Vokal

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1GermanVokalvowel

Words derived from “vōcālis”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European wekʷ- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European wṓkʷs →Every word from Proto-Italic wōks →