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Where does “voco” come from?

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

Ancestry of “voco”, step by step

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