Etymology

vocable

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Today it means: A word or utterance, especially with reference to its form rather than its meaning. Full definition →

Middle English vocable ← Latin vocābulum ← Middle French vocable
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vocable · noun1

  1. Proto-Indo-European*wekʷ-
  2. Proto-Indo-European*wokʷ-
  3. Latinvoc(ā)
  4. Latinvocābulum
  5. Middle Frenchvocable
  6. Latinvocābulum
  7. Middle Englishvocable
  8. English todayvocable

From Middle English vocable, from Middle French vocable and its etymon, Latin vocābulum, from vocō (“to call”).

vocable · adjective2

  1. Proto-Indo-European*wekʷ-
  2. Proto-Indo-European*wokʷ-
  3. Latinvocō
  4. English todayvocable

From Latin vocō + -able.

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