English
convocation
Convocation comes from Latin convocatio ‘assembly, convocation, rallying’, from convocō ‘to summon’, and ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *wokʷ-.
- Proto-Indo-Europeanc. 4500–2500 BCE*wokʷ-reconstructed
- Latinc. 75 BCE–200 CEvocō‘to call, summon, invoke’
- Latin, derivedc. 75 BCE–200 CEconvocō‘to summon’
- Latin, derivedc. 75 BCE–200 CEconvocatioas convocatio‘assembly, convocation, rallying’
- Old Frenchc. 842–1400convocation
- Middle Englishc. 1150–1500convocacioun
- Englishearliest quotation 2015convocation
attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed
Lineage
- Proto-Indo-Europeanc. 4500–2500 BCE*wokʷ-reconstructed
- Latinc. 75 BCE–200 CEvocō‘to call, summon, invoke’
- Latin, derivedc. 75 BCE–200 CEconvocō‘to summon’
- Latin, derivedc. 75 BCE–200 CEconvocatioas convocatio‘assembly, convocation, rallying’
- Old Frenchc. 842–1400convocation
- Middle Englishc. 1150–1500convocacioun
- Englishearliest quotation 2015convocation
Earliest quotation: 2015, Prasenjeet Kumar: “A convocation of eagles noticed that the young bird…”
Linked words
through Proto-Indo-European *wokʷ-
through Latin vocō ‘to call, summon, invoke’
invite, advocate, invitation, vie, provoke, invoke, vouch, provocative, vocational, irrevocable, provocation, revocation, provocateur, revocable, invocation, 28 more
Today it means
noun The act of calling or assembling by summons.
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / Proto-Indo-European *wokʷ- / convocation