myEtymology.com: English etymology of invoke

Etymology of the English word invoke

the English word invoke

derived from the French word invoke

derived from the Latin word invocare (call upon, invoke; pray for)

using the Latin prefix in- (suffix for no)

derived from the Proto-Indo-European root *ne (not)

derived from the Latin word vocare (call, summon; name)

derived from the Late Latin word vox (voice, tone, expression)

derived from the Proto-Indo-European root *wekʷ-

The earliest known usage of invoke in English dates from the 15th century.

Word found in Modern English