Vociferous
/voʊˈsɪf.ər.əs/noun
Making or given to loud and forceful noise or speech.
Did you know?Vociferous entered English through Latin roots tied to shouting, and its ancient core is the same voice-family that gave us words like vocal and advocate — language has always been power.
Etymological Timeline
Proto-Indo-European
PIE
*wekw-
“to speak, call”
Latin
Latin
vox
“voice, sound, utterance”
Latin
Latin
vociferārī
“to shout, cry aloud”
Late Latin
Latin
vociferōsus
“noisy, clamorous”
14th–15th Century
Middle English
vociferous
“clamorous, loud in speech or outcry”
Modern English
English
vociferous
“making a loud, forceful outcry”