Where does “devote” come from?
Devote comes from Latin devotus, the past participle of devoveo meaning to vow or consecrate, from the prefix de- combined with voveo.
devote (English): to give one's time, focus one's efforts, commit...
Definitions
- to give one's time, focus one's efforts, commit...
Ancestry of “devote”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Latin | dēvotus | vowed, promised, dedicated, having been vowed, devoted |
| 2 | Latin | devoveo | I vow, offer; promise; devote, dedicate; I mark... |
| 3 | Latin | dē- | of; from |
| 4 | Latin | dē | of; concerning; about |
| 5 | Latin | post | behind; after, since, besides, except; behind,... |
| 6 | Latin | poste | ablative singular of postis |
| 7 | Proto-Italic | posti | behind, after |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | pósti | after |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | pós | afterwards, post; by, at |