'commonly-voiced' originates from the combination of 'common' and 'voice', where 'common' meant 'shared by all' and 'voice' meant 'to express or articulate'.

'commonly-voiced' evolved from the Middle English word 'comun' and the Old French word 'vois', eventually becoming the modern English term 'commonly-voiced'.

Initially, it meant 'expressed by many', and this meaning has largely remained the same in modern usage.