Where does “voice” come from?
voice (Middle English) comes from Old French vois, from Latin vādō, from Latin vadere, from Latin vado, from Proto-Italic wāðō, from Proto-Indo-European weh₂dʰ- — to go, to proceed; to pass, to traverse.
voice (Middle English): Alternative form of voys
Ancestry of “voice”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Old French | vois | Alternative form of voiz |
| 2 | Latin | vādō | — |
| 3 | Latin | vadere | second-person singular present passive... |
| 4 | Latin | vado | I go, walk, rush; I ford, wade through |
| 5 | Proto-Italic | wāðō | advance, proceed, go |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | weh₂dʰ- | to go, to proceed; to pass, to traverse |
Words derived from “voice”