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Where does “āvocātiō” come from?

āvocātiō (Latin) comes from Latin āvocō, from English avocate, from Latin avoco, from Latin voco, from Latin vox, from Proto-Italic wōks, from Proto-Indo-European wṓkʷs, from Proto-Indo-European wekʷ- — to speak, to sound out.

Ancestry of “āvocātiō”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latināvocō—
2EnglishavocateTo call off or away; to withdraw; to transfer to...
3LatinavocoI call off or away, withdraw, divert, remove,...
4LatinvocoI call, summon, beckon; I name, designate; I...
5Latinvoxvoice; accent; speech, remark, expression, ...
6Proto-Italicwōksvoice
7Proto-Indo-Europeanwṓkʷsvoice, speech
8Proto-Indo-Europeanwekʷ-to speak, to sound out
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