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Where does “evocación” come from?

evocación (Spanish) comes from Latin evocatio, from Latin ēvocō, 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.

evocación (Spanish): evocation

Definitions

  1. evocation

Ancestry of “evocación”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinevocatioinvitation, calling; singular vocative of...
2Latinēvocō—
3Latinvocō—
4Latinvōx—
5Proto-Italicwōksvoice
6Proto-Indo-Europeanwṓkʷsvoice, speech
7Proto-Indo-Europeanwekʷ-to speak, to sound out
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