Etymology

vocalization

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Today it means: The act of vocalizing or something vocalized; a vocal utterance Full definition →

English vocalize ← Middle English vocal ← Latin vōcālis
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The story

  1. Proto-Indo-European*wekʷ-
  2. Proto-Indo-European*wṓkʷs
  3. Proto-Italic*wōks
  4. Latinvōx
  5. Proto-Indo-European*h₂el-
  6. Proto-Indo-European*h₂élisder.?
  7. Latinvōcālis
  8. Middle Englishvocal
  9. Englishvocal
  10. Englishvocalize
  11. English todayvocalization

From vocalize + -ation.

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