Where does “evocation” come from?
evocation (English) comes from French évocation, from Latin evocatio, from Latin ēvocō, from Latin vocō, from Latin vōx, from Proto-Italic wōks, from Proto-Indo-European wṓkʷs, from Proto-Indo-European wekʷ- — to speak, to sound out.
evocation (English): The act of calling out or forth, or evoking
Definitions
- The act of calling out or forth, or evoking
Ancestry of “evocation”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | French | évocation | evocation |
| 2 | Latin | evocatio | invitation, calling; singular vocative of... |
| 3 | Latin | ēvocō | to summon, to call out, to call forth |
| 4 | Latin | vocō | to call, summon, beckon (with one's voice) |
| 5 | Latin | vōx | voice |
| 6 | Proto-Italic | wōks | voice |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | wṓkʷs | voice, speech |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | wekʷ- | to speak, to sound out |