myEtymology.com: English etymology of vocabulary

Etymology of the English word vocabulary

the English word vocabulary

derived from the Old French word vocabulaire

derived from the Latin word vocabularium (vocabulary)

derived from the Medieval Latin word vocabularius

derived 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 *wekʷ-

derived from the Latin word vocabŭlum

The earliest known usage of vocabulary in English dates from the 16th century.

Word found in Modern English