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Where does “avocate” come from?

avocate (English) comes from Latin avoco, from Latin voco, from Latin vox, from Proto-Italic wōks, from Proto-Indo-European wṓkʷs, from Proto-Indo-European wekʷ- — to speak, to sound out.

avocate (English): To call off or away; to withdraw; to transfer to...

Definitions

  1. To call off or away; to withdraw; to transfer to...

Ancestry of “avocate”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1LatinavocoI call off or away, withdraw, divert, remove,...
2LatinvocoI call, summon, beckon; I name, designate; I...
3Latinvoxvoice; accent; speech, remark, expression, ...
4Proto-Italicwōksvoice
5Proto-Indo-Europeanwṓkʷsvoice, speech
6Proto-Indo-Europeanwekʷ-to speak, to sound out
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