Where does “invoquer” come from?
invoquer (French) 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.
invoquer (French): to invoke; to call upon
Definitions
- to invoke; to call upon
Ancestry of “invoquer”, step by step
invoquer traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Latin invocō
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Latin | invocō | to invoke, call upon |
| 2 | Latin | vocō | to call, summon, beckon (with one's voice) |
| 3 | Latin | vōx | voice |
| 4 | Proto-Italic | wōks | voice |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | wṓkʷs | voice, speech |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | wekʷ- | to speak, to sound out |
via Latin invocāre
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Latin | invocāre | — |