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Where does “devoted” come from?

Devoted comes from Latin devotus, the past participle of devovere meaning "to vow," from de- "away" and vovere "to vow," ultimately from Proto-Indo-European de.

devoted (English): simple past tense and past participle of devote;...

Definitions

  1. simple past tense and past participle of devote;...

Ancestry of “devoted”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Englishdevoteto give one's time, focus one's efforts, commit...
2Latindēvotus—
3LatindevoveoI vow, offer; promise; devote, dedicate; I mark...
4Latindē-—
5Latindē—
6Latinpostbehind; after, since, besides, except; behind,...
7Latinposteablative singular of postis
8Proto-Italicposti—
9Proto-Indo-Europeanpósti—
10Proto-Indo-Europeanpósafterwards, post; by, at

Words derived from “devoted”

  • devotedly
  • devotedness
  • undevoted
  • undevotedness
  • undevotedly
  • self-devoted
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