Etymology of the English word revoke
the English word
revokederived from the French word
revokederived from the Latin word
revocare (call back, recall; revive)
using the Latin prefix
re-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
*wekĘ·-Date
The earliest known usage of revoke in English dates from the 14th century.
Derivations in English
revoked,
revokingUsage
Word found in Modern English
