English
vocalization
From vocalize + -ation.
A compound of vocal + vocalize
Proto-Indo-European *wekʷ- ‘to speak, to sound out’
Proto-Indo-European *wṓkʷs ‘voice, speech’
Proto-Italic *wōks ‘voice’
Latin vōx ‘voice’
Latin vōcālis ‘uttering a voice, having a voice’
Middle English vocal
English vocal
Proto-Indo-European *wekʷ- ‘to speak, to sound out’
Proto-Indo-European *wṓkʷs ‘voice, speech’
Proto-Italic *wōks ‘voice’
Latin vōx ‘voice’
Latin vōcālis ‘uttering a voice, having a voice’
Middle English vocal
English vocal
English vocalize
Today it means
noun The act of vocalizing or something vocalized; a vocal utterance
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / vocalization