Where does “downvoter” come from?
downvoter (English) comes from English downvote, from English Vote, from Latin vōtum, from Latin votus, from Latin vovere, from Latin voveo, from Proto-Italic wogʷeō, from Proto-Indo-European h₁wegʷʰ- — to promise, to vow; to praise.
downvoter (English): One who downvotes
Ancestry of “downvoter”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | English | downvote | A vote against something that reduces a... |
| 2 | English | Vote | A person from Votia or of Votic descent |
| 3 | Latin | vōtum | — |
| 4 | Latin | votus | vowed, promised; devoted to ; having been vowed |
| 5 | Latin | vovere | third-person plural perfect active indicative of... |
| 6 | Latin | voveo | I vow, promise; I dedicate or devote to a deity;... |
| 7 | Proto-Italic | wogʷeō | I vow, promise; dedicate or devote to a deity; I... |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | h₁wegʷʰ- | to promise, to vow; to praise |