polyvocal

polyvocal

English

Etymology

Etymology tree
Proto-Indo-European *pleh₁-
Proto-Indo-European *polh₁ús
Ancient Greek πολῠ́ς (polŭ́s)lbor.
English poly-
Proto-Indo-European *wekʷ-der.
Proto-Indo-European *wṓkʷs
Proto-Italic *wōks
Latin vōx
Proto-Indo-European *h₂el-der.?
Proto-Italic *-ālis
Latin -ālis
Latin vōcālisbor.
Middle English vocal
English vocal
English polyvocal

    From poly- + vocal.

    Pronunciation

    • Rhymes: -əʊkəl

    Adjective

    polyvocal (not comparable)

    1. Consisting of more than one voice.
      The book provides perspectives from a range of different authors; it is truly a polyvocal work.

    Derived terms

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