invocation的词源

英文词源

invocation (n.)

late 14c., "petition (to God or a god) for aid or comfort; invocation, prayer;" also "a summoning of evil spirits," from Old French invocacion (12c.), from Latin invocationem (nominative invocatio), noun of action from past participle stem of invocare "to call upon, invoke, appeal to" (see invoke).

中文词源

invocation：求助，祈祷

in-,进入，使，-voc,说，祈求，词源同voice,invoke.原义为祈求神灵下界，祈求神灵帮助，后词义通用化。

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invocation：祈祷，祈求；援引 

词根词缀： in-向内 + -voc-声音,叫喊 + -ation名词词尾