Where does “boicotear” come from?

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

boicotear (Spanish): to boycott

Definitions

  1. to boycott

Ancestry of “boicotear”, step by step

boicotear traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Spanish boicot

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Spanishboicotboycott
2EnglishBoycottOS grid ref SP6636
3Middle EnglishBoicote—
4Old EnglishBōia cotBōia's cottage

via Galician boicot

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Galicianboicot—
Every word from Old English Bōia cot →Every word from Middle English Boicote →Every word from English Boycott →