Where does “voiz” come from?

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

voiz (Old French): voice

Definitions

  1. voice

Ancestry of “voiz”, step by step

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

Words derived from “voiz”

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