Where does “invocatory” come from?

invocatory (English) comes 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.

invocatory (English): Making or containing invocation; invoking

Definitions

  1. Making or containing invocation; invoking

Ancestry of “invocatory”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latininvocōto invoke, call upon
2Latinvocōto call, summon, beckon (with one's voice)
3Latinvōxvoice
4Proto-Italicwōksvoice
5Proto-Indo-Europeanwṓkʷsvoice, speech
6Proto-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 →