Where does “voucher” come from?
voucher (Old French) comes from Old French vochier, from Vulgar Latin *vocico, from Latin vocō, from Latin vōx, from Proto-Italic wōks, from Proto-Indo-European wṓkʷs, from Proto-Indo-European wekʷ- — to speak, to sound out.
voucher (Old French): Alternative form of vochier
Definitions
- Alternative form of vochier
Ancestry of “voucher”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Old French | vochier | to call; to summon; to claim; to denounce |
| 2 | Vulgar Latin | *vocico | — |
| 3 | Latin | vocō | — |
| 4 | Latin | vōx | — |
| 5 | Proto-Italic | wōks | voice |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | wṓkʷs | voice, speech |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | wekʷ- | to speak, to sound out |
Words derived from “voucher”