English
nonvoice
Nonvoice comes from Middle English voys ‘the voice of a particular person’, and goes back to Proto-Indo-European *wekʷ- ‘to speak, to sound out’.
- Proto-Indo-Europeanc. 4500–2500 BCE*wekʷ-‘to speak, to sound out’reconstructed
- Proto-Indo-European, derivedc. 4500–2500 BCE*wṓkʷs‘voice, speech’reconstructed
- Proto-Italicc. 1500–700 BCE*wōks‘voice’reconstructed
- Latinc. 75 BCE–200 CEvōcem
- Anglo-Normanc. 1066–1400voiz
- Middle Englishc. 1150–1500voys‘the voice of a particular person’
- English1500–presentvoice
- Englishearliest quotation 2007nonvoice
attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed
Lineage
- Proto-Indo-Europeanc. 4500–2500 BCE*wekʷ-‘to speak, to sound out’reconstructed
- Proto-Indo-European, derivedc. 4500–2500 BCE*wṓkʷs‘voice, speech’reconstructed
- Proto-Italicc. 1500–700 BCE*wōks‘voice’reconstructed
- Latinc. 75 BCE–200 CEvōcem
- Anglo-Normanc. 1066–1400voiz
- Middle Englishc. 1150–1500voys‘the voice of a particular person’
- English1500–presentvoice
- Englishearliest quotation 2007nonvoice
Earliest quotation: 2007, Jacqueline Palank, New York City Expects Federal Funds to Improve Emergency Rad: “Dr. Falkenrath said other proposals may include improving nonvoice…”
Linked words
through Proto-Indo-European *wekʷ- ‘to speak, to sound out’
epic, wight, whit, epos, 30 more
through Proto-Indo-European *wṓkʷs ‘voice, speech’
vocalist, vocally, vocalize, 26 more
through Proto-Italic *wōks ‘voice’
invite, vocal, invitation, vie, vox, invoke, vouch, invocation, vociferous, 29 more
through English voice
Today it means
adj Not of or pertaining to the voice.
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / Proto-Indo-European *wekʷ- / nonvoice