Where does “altavoz” come from?

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

altavoz (Spanish): loudspeaker, speaker; loudspeaker, speaker...

Definitions

  1. loudspeaker, speaker; loudspeaker, speaker...

Ancestry of “altavoz”, step by step

altavoz traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Spanish voz

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Spanishvozvoice; term; word
2Old Spanishvoz
3Latinvōxvoice
4Proto-Italicwōksvoice
5Proto-Indo-Europeanwṓkʷsvoice, speech
6Proto-Indo-Europeanwekʷ-to speak, to sound out

via Spanish alta

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Spanishaltafeminine singular of alto; certificate of...
2Latinaltushigh, tall; deep; profound
3Proto-Italicaltos
4Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂eltós
5Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂él-to grow, nourish

Words derived from “altavoz

Every word from Proto-Indo-European wekʷ-