myEtymology.com: French etymology of vocation

Etymology of the French word vocation

the Old French word vocation

derived from the Latin word vocatio (calling; vocation)

derived from the Latin word vocatus (peremptory or urgent call)

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-

derived from the Latin word vocatum

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-

Italian vocazione, Spanish vocacion

Word found in Old French