Where does “devotee” come from?
Devotee comes from English devote, from French -é, from Latin devoveo meaning "to vow away," from Latin de- and de, ultimately from Proto-Indo-European de with the suffix -tós.
devotee (English): An ardent enthusiast or admirer; A fanatical or...
Definitions
- An ardent enthusiast or admirer; A fanatical or...
Ancestry of “devotee”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | devote | to give one's time, focus one's efforts, commit... |
| 2 | Latin | dēvotus | vowed, promised, dedicated, having been vowed, devoted |
| 3 | Latin | devoveo | I vow, offer; promise; devote, dedicate; I mark... |
| 4 | Latin | dē- | of; from |
| 5 | Latin | dē | of; concerning; about |
| 6 | Latin | post | behind; after, since, besides, except; behind,... |
| 7 | Latin | poste | ablative singular of postis |
| 8 | Proto-Italic | posti | behind, after |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | pósti | after |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | pós | afterwards, post; by, at |