Where does “invocation” come from?

invocation (French) comes from Old French invocacion, from Latin invocātiō, from Latin -tiō, from Latin dissertātiō, from Latin dissertus, from Latin disserere, from Latin dis-, from Latin calceus — small stone, pebble; gravel, rubble.

invocation (French): invocation

Definitions

  1. invocation

Ancestry of “invocation”, step by step

invocation traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Old French invocacion

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Frenchinvocacion—
2Latininvocātiōa calling upon someone or something, an invocation
3Latin-tiōtion, -ation, -ing
4Latindissertātiō(spoken) dissertation, discourse, disquisition
5Latindissertusarranged, disposed; explained
6Latindissereresecond-person singular future passive indicative...
7Latindis-asunder, apart, in two; reversal, removal;...
8Latincalceusshoe
9Latincalxlimestone; chalk; the finish line
10Ancient Greekχάλιξsmall stone, pebble; gravel, rubble

via Latin invocātiōnem

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latininvocātiōnem—
Every word from Ancient Greek χάλιξ →Every word from Latin -tiō →Every word from Latin dis- →