Where does “avocation” come from?
Avocation comes from Latin avocatio, derived from the prefix ab- and the verb vocare meaning "to call," ultimately from Proto-Indo-European wekʷ- meaning "to speak or say."
avocation (English): A calling away; a diversion; A hobby or...
Definitions
- A calling away; a diversion; A hobby or...
Ancestry of “avocation”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Latin | āvocātiō | A distraction |
| 2 | Latin | āvocō | to call off or away, withdraw, divert, remove, separate, turn |
| 3 | English | avocate | To call off or away; to withdraw; to transfer to... |
| 4 | Latin | avoco | I call off or away, withdraw, divert, remove,... |
| 5 | Latin | voco | I call, summon, beckon; I name, designate; I... |
| 6 | Latin | vox | voice |
| 7 | Proto-Italic | wōks | voice |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | wṓkʷs | voice, speech |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | wekʷ- | to speak, to sound out |