Where does “vocem” come from?

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

Ancestry of “vocem”, step by step

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

Words derived from “vocem

Every word from Proto-Indo-European wekʷ-