Where does “vocal” come from?

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

vocal (Old French): vocal relating to a voice or voices

Definitions

  1. vocal relating to a voice or voices

Ancestry of “vocal”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinvōcālisuttering a voice, having a voice; speaking, sounding, sonorous, speaking, crying, singing, melodious; vocal
2Latinvōxvoice
3Proto-Italicwōksvoice
4Proto-Indo-Europeanwṓkʷsvoice, speech
5Proto-Indo-Europeanwekʷ-to speak, to sound out

Words derived from “vocal”

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