English
revocation
Revocation comes from Latin revocātiō ‘recalling’, from vocō ‘to call, summon, beckon’, and ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *wokʷ-.
- Proto-Indo-Europeanc. 4500–2500 BCE*wokʷ-reconstructed
- Latinc. 75 BCE–200 CEvocō‘to call, summon, beckon’
- Latin, derivedc. 75 BCE–200 CErevocō‘to recall, to call back’
- Latin, derivedc. 75 BCE–200 CErevocātiōas revocationem‘recalling’
- Old Frenchc. 842–1400revocacion
- Middle Englishc. 1150–1500revocacioun
- Englishearliest quotation 2023revocation
attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed
Lineage
- Proto-Indo-Europeanc. 4500–2500 BCE*wokʷ-reconstructed
- Latinc. 75 BCE–200 CEvocō‘to call, summon, beckon’
- Latin, derivedc. 75 BCE–200 CErevocō‘to recall, to call back’
- Latin, derivedc. 75 BCE–200 CErevocātiōas revocationem‘recalling’
- Old Frenchc. 842–1400revocacion
- Middle Englishc. 1150–1500revocacioun
- Englishearliest quotation 2023revocation
Earliest quotation: 2023, Nick Brodrick, 'Jacobite' services halted over "safety failures": “[…] Due to the safety issues identified, ORR has…”
Formed from revoke + -ation
Linked words
through Proto-Indo-European *wokʷ-
through Latin vocō ‘to call, summon, beckon’
invite, advocate, invitation, vie, provoke, invoke, vouch, provocative, vocational, provocation, invocation, provocateur, convocation, 29 more
through Latin revocō ‘to recall, to call back’
Today it means
noun An act or instance of revoking.
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / Proto-Indo-European *wokʷ- / revocation