Where does “invocator” come from?

invocator (English) comes from Latin invocator, 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.

invocator (English): One who invocates the spirits of the dead

Definitions

  1. One who invocates the spirits of the dead

Ancestry of “invocator”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latininvocatorsecond-person singular future passive imperative...
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 wṓkʷs →Every word from Proto-Italic wōks →
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