Where does “portavoz” come from?

portavoz (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.

portavoz (Spanish): spokesperson; megaphone

Definitions

  1. spokesperson; megaphone

Ancestry of “portavoz”, step by step

portavoz 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 portar

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Spanishportarto bear, to carry; to behave, to be good
2Old Spanishportar—
3Latinportāre—
4Proto-Indo-Europeanper-before, in front; first; to go through
5Proto-Indo-Europeanpr̥tóspassed , crossed

Words derived from “portavoz”

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