'advect' originates from Latin, specifically the word 'advectus', where 'ad-' meant 'toward' and 'vehere' meant 'to carry'.

'advectus' transformed into the English word 'advect', and eventually became the modern English word 'advecting' as its present participle form.

Initially, it meant 'to carry toward', but over time it evolved into its current meaning of 'transporting or carrying something, especially in meteorology'.