English
vocalis
Vocalis comes from Latin vōcālis ‘sounding, vocal’, from Proto-Italic *wōks ‘voice’, and ultimately from 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 CEvōx‘a voice, sound, tone’
- Latin, derivedc. 75 BCE–200 CEvōcālis‘sounding, vocal’
- Englishtodayvocalis
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 CEvōx‘a voice, sound, tone’
- Latin, derivedc. 75 BCE–200 CEvōcālis‘sounding, vocal’
- Englishtodayvocalis
Linked words
through Proto-Indo-European *wekʷ- ‘to speak, to sound out’
epic, wight, whit, epos, 33 more
through Proto-Italic *wōks ‘voice’
through Latin vōx ‘a voice, sound, tone’
voice, invite, invitation, vie, invoke, vox, vouch, invocation, vociferous, 26 more
through Latin vōcālis ‘sounding, vocal’
Today it means
noun A triangular band of muscle that is the medial part of the thyroarytenoid muscle, originates in the lamina of the thyroid cartilage, and inserts into the vocal process of the arytenoid cartilage; it lies parallel with the vocal ligament to which it is adherent and modulates the tension of the true vocal cords.
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / Proto-Indo-European *wekʷ- / vocalis