Where does “badvocacy” come from?

badvocacy (English) comes from English advocacy, from Middle English advocacie, from Medieval Latin advocātia, from Latin advocātus, from Latin advocō, from Latin ad-, from Latin īn-, from Latin în — in.

badvocacy (English): Negative comments and disparagement of a person or organization that is spread online or by word of mouth

Definitions

  1. Negative comments and disparagement of a person or organization that is spread online or by word of mouth

Ancestry of “badvocacy”, step by step

badvocacy traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via English advocacy

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Englishadvocacythe profession of an advocate; the act of arguing...
2Middle Englishadvocacie
3Medieval Latinadvocātia
4LatinadvocātusOne called to aid
5Latinadvocōto call, invite or summon someone to a place, invoke
6Latinad-to; usually prefixed to verbs, in which cases it...
7Latinīn-un-, non-, not
8Latinînin, at, on, upon, from (space)
9Latinenlookǃ beholdǃ; reallyǃ?; come onǃ
10Proto-Italicenin
11Proto-Indo-Europeanh₁énin

via English bad

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishbadUnfavorable; negative; not good; Not suitable or...
2Middle Englishbad
3Old Englishbædfirst/third-person singular preterite of biddan
4Old Englishbiddanto ask; to beg
5Proto-West Germanicbiddjanto ask, to make a request
6Proto-Germanicbidjanąto make a request; to ask; to request, ask
7Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰidʰ-to command; pot, bucket, barrel
8Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰeydʰ-to compel, force; to trust
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₁énEvery word from Latin īn-Every word from Latin ad-
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