verb/adboˈkaɾ/
to advocate; to defend in court
Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *h₂éd Proto-Italic *ad Proto-Italic *ad- Latin ad- Proto-Indo-European *wekʷ-der. Proto-Indo-European *wokʷ-der. Latin vocō Latin advocārebor. Spanish advocar Borrowed from Latin advocāre. Doublet of abogar and avocar.