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Where does “reconvocation” come from?

reconvocation (English) comes from English convocation, from Middle English convocacioun, from Old French convocation, from Latin convocatio, from Latin convocō, from Latin cōn-, from Latin cum, from Old Latin com — to bend; curve; arch; vault; to bow, bend, arch,...

reconvocation (English): The act, or an act, of convocating again

Definitions

  1. The act, or an act, of convocating again

Ancestry of “reconvocation”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishconvocationThe act of calling or assembling by summons; An...
2Middle Englishconvocacioun—
3Old Frenchconvocation—
4Latinconvocatioassembling, convoking; assembly, convocation
5Latinconvocō—
6Latincōn-—
7Latincumwith, along with; at; -fold
8Old LatincomAlternative form of cum
9Proto-Italickomwith, along, at
10Proto-Indo-Europeanḱómbeside, near, by, with
11Proto-Indo-EuropeanḱeDeictic particle, here; Post-positional...
12Middle Englishkyt—
13Germankitt—
14Old High Germankuti—
15Proto-West Germanickwidugum, resin
16Proto-Germanickweduzresin
17Proto-Indo-Europeangʷet-resin, gum; to say, speak
18Proto-Indo-Europeangū-to bend; curve; arch; vault; to bow, bend, arch,...
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