vocal

Where does the word "vocal" come from? It comes from Latin vox, passing through Latin before entering English (1400s).

Vocal’s story begins in Latin: vox meant “voice.” The root of 'voice', 'vowel' and 'vocabulary'. Within Latin, it grew into vocalis by ancient. Of the voice, from vox. It reached English by 1400s as vocal. Settled as the English word for something relating to the human voice. Today, vocal means relating to the human voice, or expressing one's opinions freely and forcefully.

1. Stage 1 · Latin · ancient vox "voice", the root of 'voice', 'vowel' and 'vocabulary'.
2. Stage 2 · Latin · ancient vocalis "of the voice", of the voice, from vox.
3. Stage 3 · English · 1400s vocal "relating to the human voice", settled as the English word for something relating to the human voice.