Where does “evocar” come from?

evocar (Spanish) comes 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.

evocar (Spanish): to conjure, evoke

Definitions

  1. to conjure, evoke

Ancestry of “evocar”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinēvocōto summon, to call out, to call forth
2Latinvocōto call, summon, beckon (with one's voice)
3Latinvōxvoice
4Proto-Italicwōksvoice
5Proto-Indo-Europeanwṓkʷsvoice, speech
6Proto-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 →