Where does “boycott” come from?

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

boycott (French): boycott

Definitions

  1. boycott

Ancestry of “boycott”, step by step

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

Words derived from “boycott”

Every word from Old English Bōia cot →Every word from Middle English Boicote →Every word from English Boycott →
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