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Where does “invocate” come from?

invocate (English) comes from Latin invocatus, from Latin invocō, 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.

invocate (English): To invoke or implore; To summon or conjure up

Definitions

  1. To invoke or implore; To summon or conjure up

Ancestry of “invocate”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latininvocatusinvoked; called
2Latininvocō—
3Latinvocō—
4Latinvōx—
5Proto-Italicwōksvoice
6Proto-Indo-Europeanwṓkʷsvoice, speech
7Proto-Indo-Europeanwekʷ-to speak, to sound out

Words derived from “invocate”

  • invocator
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