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

  1. Alternative form of vochier

Ancestry of “voucher”, step by step

voucher traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Old French vochier

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Frenchvochierto call; to summon; to claim; to denounce
2Vulgar Latin*vocico—
3Latinvocōto call, summon, beckon (with one's voice)
4Latinvōxvoice
5Proto-Italicwōksvoice
6Proto-Indo-Europeanwṓkʷsvoice, speech
7Proto-Indo-Europeanwekʷ-to speak, to sound out

via Latin vocare

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinvocarepresent active infinitive of vocō; second-person...
2LatinvocoI call, summon, beckon; I name, designate; I...
3Latinvoxvoice
Every word from Proto-Indo-European wekʷ- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European wṓkʷs →Every word from Proto-Italic wōks →