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Where does “vocalía” come from?

vocalía (Spanish) comes from Spanish vocal, from Latin vōcālis, from Latin vōx, from Proto-Italic wōks, from Proto-Indo-European wṓkʷs, from Proto-Indo-European wekʷ- — to speak, to sound out.

vocalía (Spanish): committee membership

Definitions

  1. committee membership

Ancestry of “vocalía”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Spanishvocalvowel; voter, member with vote rights; by means...
2Latinvōcālis—
3Latinvōx—
4Proto-Italicwōksvoice
5Proto-Indo-Europeanwṓkʷsvoice, speech
6Proto-Indo-Europeanwekʷ-to speak, to sound out
Every word from Proto-Indo-European wekʷ- →