Etymology of the English word vocable
the English word
vocablederived from the Old French word
vocablederived from the Classical Latin word
vocabulum (noun, common, concrete noun)
derived from the Latin word
vocare (call, summon; name)
derived from the Late Latin word
vox (voice, tone, expression)
derived from the Proto-Indo-European root
*wekĘ·-Date
The earliest known usage of vocable in English dates from the 16th century.
Cognates
Dutch
vocabulaire, French
vocable, German
Vokabel, Italian
vocabolo, Norwegian
vokabular, Spanish
vocablo, Swedish
vokabelUsage
Word found in Modern English
