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
2Latininvocōto invoke, call upon
3Latinvocōto call, summon, beckon (with one's voice)
4Latinvōxvoice
5Proto-Italicwōksvoice
6Proto-Indo-Europeanwṓkʷsvoice, speech
7Proto-Indo-Europeanwekʷ-to speak, to sound out
Every word from Proto-Indo-European wekʷ-Every word from Proto-Indo-European wṓkʷsEvery word from Proto-Italic wōks