Where does “invocare” come from?

invocare (Romanian) comes from Romanian invoca, from French invoquer, 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.

invocare (Romanian): invocation

Definitions

  1. invocation

Ancestry of “invocare”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Romanianinvocato invoke
2Frenchinvoquerto invoke; to call upon
3Latininvocōto invoke, call upon
4Latinvocōto call, summon, beckon (with one's voice)
5Latinvōxvoice
6Proto-Italicwōksvoice
7Proto-Indo-Europeanwṓkʷsvoice, speech
8Proto-Indo-Europeanwekʷ-to speak, to sound out
Every word from Proto-Indo-European wekʷ- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European wṓkʷs →Every word from Proto-Italic wōks →