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Where does “advocator” come from?

advocator (English) comes from English advocate, from Old French advocat, from Latin advocātus, from Latin advocō, from Latin ad-, from Latin īn-, from Latin în, from Latin en — in.

advocator (English): One who advocates; an advocate

Definitions

  1. One who advocates; an advocate

Ancestry of “advocator”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishadvocateSomeone whose job is to speak for someone's case...
2Old Frenchadvocat—
3Latinadvocātus—
4Latinadvocō—
5Latinad-to; usually prefixed to verbs, in which cases it...
6Latinīn-—
7Latinîn—
8Latinenlookǃ beholdǃ; reallyǃ?; come onǃ
9Proto-Italicenin
10Proto-Indo-Europeanh₁énin

Words derived from “advocator”

  • advocatress
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₁én →