English → Latin
“vocal” in Latin
vōcālisuttering a voice, having a voice; speaking, sounding, sonorous, speaking, crying, singing, melodious; vocal; making vocavōxvoice; accent; speech, remark, expression, (turn of) phrase
The English word vocal itself goes back to Latin vōx, through vōcālis.
Riddle & Arnold A Copious and Critical English–Latin Lexicon, 1864
vocal
vocalis; or by circumlocution with genitive of vox; e.g., vocal music, vocum cantus (Cic., Rosc., Am., 46, 134). Vocal and instrumental music, vocum nervorumque cantus (ib.).
Quick answer
- What is the Latin word for vocal?
- The usual Latin words for “vocal” are vōcālis, vōx. The right choice depends on the sense; see the distinctions below.
Entry from J. E. Riddle & T. K. Arnold, A Copious and Critical English–Latin Lexicon (rev. C. Anthon, New York: Harper, 1864), digitised by Fergus J. P. Walsh, CC BY-SA 4.0; Latin markup adapted by latindictionary.co.