Where does “boycottee” come from?

boycottee (English) comes from English Boycott, from Middle English Boicote, from Old English Bōia cot — Bōia's cottage.

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Definitions

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Ancestry of “boycottee”, step by step

boycottee traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via English Boycott

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishBoycottOS grid ref SP6636
2Middle EnglishBoicote—
3Old EnglishBōia cotBōia's cottage

via English EE

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishEEInitialism of electrical engineering
2Cantonese噫—
Every word from Old English Bōia cot →Every word from Middle English Boicote →Every word from English Boycott →