Where does “invocar” come from?

invocar (Spanish) 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.

invocar (Spanish): to invoke

Definitions

  1. to invoke

Ancestry of “invocar”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latininvocōto invoke, call upon
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 wṓkʷsEvery word from Proto-Italic wōks
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