Words with the root voc/vok
voc/vok means “voice, call”, from Latinvox/vocare.
16 examples of the root “voc/vok”
- vocalalrelating to the voice
- voice-icesound produced by speaking
- vowel-elopen voiced speech sound
- invokein-call upon for aid
- evokee-call forth a feeling
- revokere-call back, cancel officially
- avocadoa--ado
- provokepro-call forth anger or reaction
- advocatead--ateone who calls for another
- vocation-ationa calling, one's life work
- vocalist-ista singer, voice performer
- equivocalequi--alcalling two ways, ambiguous
- irrevocableir-re--ablecannot be called back, permanent
- vociferous-iferousloudly and insistently calling out
- invocationin--ationa calling upon higher power
Also: vocabulary
How voc/vok works
The root appears as 'voc' before vowel suffixes (vocal, vocation) and as 'vok' before consonant suffixes or alone (invoke, evoke, revoke), shifting verbs to nouns or adjectives. The prefix 'ir-' in 'irrevocable' assimilates from 'in-' before the letter 'r', following standard Latin prefix assimilation.
Watch out: The word 'avocado' looks related but comes from Nahuatl 'ahuacatl' and has no connection to the Latin root 'voc/vok.'
To see roots combine with other parts, try the word dissector and root builder, or test yourself in the vocabulary quiz.
Other Greek and Latin roots
- port · carry
- duct · lead
- scrib/script · write
- dict · say
- aud · hear
- vid/vis · see
- rupt · break
- mit/miss · send
- vert/vers · turn
- ped · foot
- man/manu · hand
- spec/spect · look
- cap/cept · take
- pos/pon · place
- fac/fact · make
- terr · earth
- aqua · water
- luc/lum · light
- nov · new
- temp · time
- mort · death
- gram/graph · write
- log/logy · word
- phon · sound
- bio · life
- chron · time
- geo · earth
- path · feeling
- hydr · water
- scope · look at
- therm · heat
- psych · mind
- auto · self
- tele · far
- micro · small
Questions people ask
What does the root “voc/vok” mean?
voc/vok means “voice, call”. It comes from Latin (vox/vocare). The root appears as 'voc' before vowel suffixes (vocal, vocation) and as 'vok' before consonant suffixes or alone (invoke, evoke, revoke), shifting verbs to nouns or adjectives. The prefix 'ir-' in 'irrevocable' assimilates from 'in-' before the letter 'r', following standard Latin prefix assimilation.
What are some examples of words with the root “voc/vok”?
vocal, voice, vowel, invoke, evoke, revoke, avocado, provoke. The full list of 16 examples, with what each one literally means, is above.
Which words look like they have the root “voc/vok” but don’t?
The word 'avocado' looks related but comes from Nahuatl 'ahuacatl' and has no connection to the Latin root 'voc/vok.'
What is a root word?
A root is the core of a word that carries its main meaning. Many English roots come from Latin or Greek and cannot stand alone, like port (“carry”) in transport and portable.