Etymology

voice

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Today it means: Sound uttered by the mouth, especially by human beings in speech or song; sound thus uttered considered as possessing some special quality or character. Full definition →

Middle English voice ← Anglo-Norman voiz, voys, voice ← Old French vois, voiz
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voice · noun1

  1. Latin · derived fromvōcem
  2. Old French · derived fromvois, voiz
  3. Anglo-Norman · derived fromvoiz, voys, voice
  4. Middle English · inherited fromvoice
  5. English todayvoice

From Middle English voice, voys, vois, borrowed from Anglo-Norman voiz, voys, voice, Old French vois, voiz (Modern French voix), from Latin vōcem, accusative form of vōx (“voice”). Cognate with Sanskrit वाच् (vāc), Ancient Greek ὄψ (óps), Persian آواز (âvâz). Displaced native Middle English steven (“voice”) (from Old English stefn (see steven)), Old English hlēoþor, Old English woþ, and Old English reord. Compare advocate, advowson, avouch, convoke, vocal, vouch, vowel. Doublet of vox.

voice · verb2

  1. Middle English · inherited fromvoysen
  2. English todayvoice

From Middle English voysen, voicen, from the noun (see above).

Voice · proper noun3

Clipping of Voice to Parliament.

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