Where does “revoking” come from?
Revoking derives from Middle French révoquer, from Latin revocare, combining Latin re- (back) and vox (voice), ultimately from Proto-Indo-European wer- (to speak).
revoking (English): present participle of revoke
Definitions
- present participle of revoke
Ancestry of “revoking”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | English | revoke | To cancel or invalidate by withdrawing or... |
| 2 | Middle French | révoquer | — |
| 3 | Latin | revocāre | — |
Words derived from “revoking”