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Where does “evoker” come from?

evoker (English) comes from English evoke, from French évoquer, from Latin ēvocāre, from Latin ex, from Latin commūnicō, from Latin commūnis, from Old Latin com(m)oinis, from Proto-Italic kommoinis — resin, gum; to say, speak.

evoker (English): Agent noun of evoke; someone or something that...

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  1. Agent noun of evoke; someone or something that...

Ancestry of “evoker”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishevokeTo call out; to draw out or bring forth; To cause...
2Frenchévoquerto evoke; to mention
3Latinēvocāre—
4LatinexA name of the letter "X"; out of, from
5Latincommūnicō—
6Latincommūnis—
7Old Latincom(m)oinis—
8Proto-Italickommoinis—
9Proto-Indo-Europeanḱom-moy-ni-held in common
10Proto-Indo-Europeanḱómbeside, near, by, with
11Proto-Indo-EuropeanḱeDeictic particle, here; Post-positional...
12Middle Englishkyt—
13Germankitt—
14Old High Germankuti—
15Proto-West Germanickwidugum, resin
16Proto-Germanickweduzresin
17Proto-Indo-Europeangʷet-resin, gum; to say, speak
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