Etymology

vocalis

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Today it means: A triangular band of muscle that is the medial part of the thyroarytenoid muscle, originates in the lamina of the thyroid cartilage, and inserts into the vocal process of the arytenoid cartilage; it lies parallel with the vocal ligament to which it is adherent and modulates the tension of the true vocal cords. Full definition →

Latin vōcālis
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The story

  1. Latin · borrowed fromvōcālis“sounding, vocal”
  2. English todayvocalis

Borrowed from Latin vōcālis (“sounding, vocal”), clipping of mūsculus vōcālis (“vocal muscle”). Doublet of vocal and vowel.

Words from the same roots

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vocalvowel

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