Where does “botas” come from?
botas (Cornish) comes from Middle English botes, from Middle English bōte, from Old English bōt, from Proto-Turkic botu, from Spanish voto, from Latin vōtum, from Latin votus, from Latin vovere — to promise, to vow; to praise.
botas (Cornish): boots
Definitions
- boots
Ancestry of “botas”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Middle English | botes | — |
| 2 | Middle English | bōte | advantage, benefit, profit; relief, salvation;... |
| 3 | Old English | bōt | help, relief, advantage, remedy; compensation for... |
| 4 | Proto-Turkic | botu | — |
| 5 | Spanish | voto | vote; vow |
| 6 | Latin | vōtum | promise, dedication, vow, solemn pledge |
| 7 | Latin | votus | vowed, promised; devoted to (a deity); having been vowed |
| 8 | Latin | vovere | third-person plural perfect active indicative of... |
| 9 | Latin | voveo | I vow, promise; I dedicate or devote to a deity;... |
| 10 | Proto-Italic | wogʷeō | I vow, promise; dedicate or devote to a deity; I... |
| 11 | Proto-Indo-European | h₁wegʷʰ- | to promise, to vow; to praise |