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Convoke

2 stages from Latin to English.

Today it means to formally call people together for a meeting or assembly
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Stage 1 of 2
convocare
Latin · ancient
"to call together"
to call together, from com- (together) and vocare (to call)
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Stage 2 of 2
convoke
English · 1500s
"to formally call people together for a meeting"
settled as the English word for formally calling people together for a meeting
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