English
vox
Vox comes from Latin vōx ‘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 CEvōx‘voice’
- Englishearliest quotation 2018vox
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 CEvōx‘voice’
- Englishearliest quotation 2018vox
Earliest quotation: 2018, Gary Hudson, Sarah Rowlands: “The junior can offer to do the voxes, gaining…”
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 vōx ‘voice’
voice, invite, invitation, vocal, vie, invoke, vouch, invocation, vociferous, 26 more
Today it means
noun The voice, especially one's singing voice; vocals.
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / Proto-Indo-European *wekʷ- / vox