English word vocal comes from Latin vox, and later Latin vocalis ((grammar) vowel.)
| Dictionary entry | Language | Definition |
|---|---|---|
| vox | Latin (lat) | (grammar) voice; indicating the relation of the subject of the verb to the action which the verb expresses. Accent. Speech, remark, expression, (turn of) phrase. Voice. Word. |
| vocalis | Latin (lat) | (grammar) vowel. |
| Vokal | German (de) | (linguistics, phonetics) vowel. |
| vocal | Old French (fro) | Vocal (relating to a voice or voices). |
| vocal | English (en) | (Roman Catholic Church) A man who has a right to vote in certain elections.. (phonetics) A vocal sound; specifically, a purely vocal element of speech, unmodified except by resonance; a vowel or a diphthong; a tonic element; a tonic; distinguished from a subvocal, and a nonvocal (phonetics) Consisting of, or characterized by, voice, or tone produced in the larynx, which may be modified, [...] |