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Where does “convoke” come from?

convoke (English) comes from Middle French convoquer, from Latin convocāre.

convoke (English): To convene, to cause to assemble for a meeting;...

Definitions

  1. To convene, to cause to assemble for a meeting;...

Ancestry of “convoke”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Frenchconvoquer—
2Latinconvocāre—
Every word from Latin convocāre →