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Vocal

3 stages from Latin to English.

Today it means relating to the human voice, or expressing one's opinions freely and forcefully
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Stage 1 of 3
vox
Latin · ancient
"voice"
voice
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Stage 2 of 3
vocalis
Latin · ancient
"of the voice"
of the voice, from vox
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Stage 3 of 3
vocal
English · 1400s
"relating to the human voice"
settled as the English word for something relating to the human voice
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