Where does “invoke” come from?

Invoke comes from Middle English invoken, from Old French envoquer, from Latin invoco meaning to call upon, composed of Latin in- and Latin in derived from Proto-Indo-European ne and Proto-Indo-European wekʷ- meaning to speak.

invoke (English): To call upon for help, assistance or guidance;...

Definitions

  1. To call upon for help, assistance or guidance;...

Ancestry of “invoke”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Englishinvoken—
2Old Frenchenvoquer—
3Latininvocāre—

Words derived from “invoke”

Every word from Latin invocāre →Every word from Old French envoquer →Every word from Middle English invoken →
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