Etymograph

English

vocaloid

Vocaloid comes from English vocal.

  1. English1500–presentvocal1
  2. Englishtodayvocaloid1

attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed deepest recorded ancestor

  1. 1 Wiktionary, English vocaloid

Lineage

  1. English1500–presentvocalWiktionary, English vocaloid
  2. EnglishtodayvocaloidWiktionary, English vocaloid

Every English word from English vocal

Today it means

noun An artificial singer (a voicebank, usually with an avatar) based on the Vocaloid engine.

Sources

Sources: Wiktionary, “vocaloid”. By Wiktionary contributors, CC BY-SA 4.0, via kaikki.org (dump of Oct 3 2026); text adapted and restructured. Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word. License.

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