Where does “vox” come from?

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

vox (Lombard): voice

Definitions

  1. voice

Ancestry of “vox”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinvōcem
2Proto-Italicwōksvoice
3Proto-Indo-Europeanwṓkʷsvoice, speech
4Proto-Indo-Europeanwekʷ-to speak, to sound out
Every word from Proto-Indo-European wekʷ-