Voice etymology

English

English word voice comes from Proto-Indo-European *wṓkʷs (Voice, speech.)

Etymology of voice

Detailed word origin of voice

Dictionary entry Language Definition
*wṓkʷs Proto-Indo-European (ine) Voice, speech.
vocem Latin (lat)
voiz Old French (fro) Voice (of a person).
voiz, voys, voice Anglo-Norman (xno)
vois Middle English (enm)
voice English (en) (intransitive, obsolete) To clamor; to cry out. (television, film) To act as a voice actor to portray a character.. (transitive) To fit for producing the proper sounds; to regulate the tone of. (transitive) To give utterance or expression to; to utter; to publish; to announce. (transitive, Internet) To assign the voice flag to a user on IRC, permitting them to send messages to the channel.. [...]

Words with the same origin as voice

Descendants of *wṓkʷs

advocate invoke provocation provoke vocal vocation