
English word invoke comes from Latin ingratus (Thankless. Ungrateful. Unpleasant, disagreeable.), Latin vocare, Latin voco
ingratus (Latin)
Thankless. Ungrateful. Unpleasant, disagreeable.
vocare (Latin)
voco (Latin)
(transitive) I call, summon, beckon (with one's voice).. (transitive) I name, designate. (transitive, by extension) I invoke, call upon (a person, especially a god). (transitive, by extension) I summon, convene, call together.. I bring or put (into a state or condition).
invocare (Latin)
envoquer (Old French)
envoken (Middle English)
invoke (English)
(transitive) To appeal for validation to a (notably cited) authority.. (transitive) To bring about as an inevitable consequence.. (transitive) To call upon (a person, especially a god) for help, assistance or guidance.. (transitive) To conjure up with incantations.. (transitive) To solicit, petition for, appeal to a favorable attitude.. (transitive, computing) To cause (a program or [...]