English
Vox
Vox comes from Latin vox ‘voice’, and goes back to Proto-Indo-European *wekʷ- ‘to speak’.
- Proto-Indo-Europeanc. 4500–2500 BCE*wekʷ-‘to speak’reconstructed
- Proto-Indo-European, derivedc. 4500–2500 BCE*wṓkʷs‘speech, voice’reconstructedo-grade root noun of *wekʷ-
- Proto-Italicc. 1500–700 BCE*wōks‘voice’reconstructed
- Latinc. 75 BCE–200 CEvox‘voice’
- Spanishc. 1500–presentVox
- Englishearliest quotation 2023same form
attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed
Lineage
- Proto-Indo-Europeanc. 4500–2500 BCE*wekʷ-‘to speak’reconstructed
- Proto-Indo-European, derivedc. 4500–2500 BCE*wṓkʷs‘speech, voice’reconstructedo-grade root noun of *wekʷ-
- Proto-Italicc. 1500–700 BCE*wōks‘voice’reconstructed
- Latinc. 75 BCE–200 CEvox‘voice’
- Spanishc. 1500–presentVox
- Englishearliest quotation 2023same form
Earliest quotation: 2023, Sam Jones, PSOE members back Catalan amnesty plan to secure power in Sp: “Although the PP won the most seats, it fell…”
Linked words
through Proto-Indo-European *wekʷ- ‘to speak’
epic, wight, whit, epos, 30 more
through Proto-Italic *wōks ‘voice’
vocalist, voiceless, vocally, vocalize, 26 more
through Latin vox ‘voice’
voice, invite, invitation, vocal, vie, invoke, vouch, invocation, vociferous, vox, 26 more
Today it means
name A right-wing political party.
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / Proto-Indo-European *wekʷ- / Vox