Etymology

avocat

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Today it means: An advocate; a lawyer. Full definition →

Middle English avocat ← Old French avocat ← Latin advocātus
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  1. Latin · derived fromadvocātus
  2. Old French · derived fromavocat
  3. Middle English · inherited fromavocat
  4. English todayavocat

From Middle English avocat, from Old French avocat, from Latin advocātus. Doublet of advocate.

Words from the same roots

Latinadvocātus all →

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Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.