Etymology

subvocalization

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Today it means: The formation in thought of words or statements, which are expressed inwardly but not uttered aloud. Full definition →

English vocalization ← Middle English vocal ← Latin vōcālis
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The story

  1. Proto-Indo-European*upó
  2. Proto-Italic*supo
  3. Latinsub
  4. Latinsub-
  5. Englishsub-
  6. Proto-Indo-European*wekʷ-
  7. Proto-Indo-European*wṓkʷs
  8. Proto-Italic*wōks
  9. Latinvōx
  10. Proto-Indo-European*h₂el-
  11. Proto-Indo-European*h₂élisder.?
  12. Latinvōcālis
  13. Middle Englishvocal
  14. Englishvocal
  15. Englishvocalize
  16. Englishvocalization
  17. English todaysubvocalization

From sub- + vocalization.

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