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Where does “vois” come from?

vois (Old French) comes 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.

vois (Old French): Alternative form of voiz

Definitions

  1. Alternative form of voiz

Ancestry of “vois”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinvādō—
2Latinvaderesecond-person singular present passive...
3LatinvadoI go, walk, rush; I ford, wade through
4Proto-Italicwāðōadvance, proceed, go
5Proto-Indo-Europeanweh₂dʰ-to go, to proceed; to pass, to traverse

Words derived from “vois”

  • voice
  • voicing
  • voiceless
  • voicemail
  • vocoder
  • voicelessness
  • photovoice
  • voiceful
  • voiceprint
  • voicelessly
  • voicer
  • voicebox
  • voiceband
  • undervoice
  • voicy
  • revoice
  • devoice
  • nonvoice
  • voicelike
  • voicefulness
  • outvoice
  • unvoice
  • voicepipe
  • voiceable
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