English
avowee
Avowee comes from Old French avoé ‘protector, defensor’, from Latin advocātus ‘one called to aid’, and ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *wokʷ-.
- Proto-Indo-Europeanc. 4500–2500 BCE*wokʷ-reconstructed
- Latinc. 75 BCE–200 CEvocō‘to call, summon’
- Latin, derivedc. 75 BCE–200 CEadvocō‘to call, summon’
- Latin, derivedc. 75 BCE–200 CEadvocātus‘one called to aid’
- Old Frenchc. 842–1400avoé‘protector, defensor’
- Frenchc. 1600–presentavoué
- Englishtodayavowee
attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed
Lineage
- Proto-Indo-Europeanc. 4500–2500 BCE*wokʷ-reconstructed
- Latinc. 75 BCE–200 CEvocō‘to call, summon’
- Latin, derivedc. 75 BCE–200 CEadvocō‘to call, summon’
- Latin, derivedc. 75 BCE–200 CEadvocātus‘one called to aid’
- Old Frenchc. 842–1400avoé‘protector, defensor’
- Frenchc. 1600–presentavoué
- Englishtodayavowee
Linked words
through Proto-Indo-European *wokʷ-
vocabulary, revocation, convocation, 20 more
through Latin vocō ‘to call, summon’
invite, invitation, vocational, vie, provoke, provocative, invoke, provocation, vocation, vouch, irrevocable, provocateur, revocable, 29 more
through Latin advocātus ‘one called to aid’
Today it means
noun —
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / Proto-Indo-European *wokʷ- / avowee