Where does “vocābulum” come from?

vocābulum (Latin) comes 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.

vocābulum (Latin): word

Definitions

  1. word

Ancestry of “vocābulum”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinvocōto call, summon, beckon (with one's voice)
2Latinvōxvoice
3Proto-Italicwōksvoice
4Proto-Indo-Europeanwṓkʷsvoice, speech
5Proto-Indo-Europeanwekʷ-to speak, to sound out

Words derived from “vocābulum”

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