Where does “prevote” come from?
prevote (English) comes 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.
prevote (English): Before a vote
Definitions
- Before a vote
Ancestry of “prevote”, step by step
prevote traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English Vote
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | Vote | A person from Votia or of Votic descent |
| 2 | Latin | vōtum | promise, dedication, vow, solemn pledge |
| 3 | Latin | votus | vowed, promised; devoted to (a deity); having been vowed |
| 4 | Latin | vovere | third-person plural perfect active indicative of... |
| 5 | Latin | voveo | I vow, promise; I dedicate or devote to a deity;... |
| 6 | Proto-Italic | wogʷeō | I vow, promise; dedicate or devote to a deity; I... |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | h₁wegʷʰ- | to promise, to vow; to praise |
via English pre
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | pre | Before; Precum, Cowper's fluid, pre-ejaculate; To... |
| 2 | Latin | prae | before; in front; in front of |
| 3 | Proto-Italic | prai | before; in front of |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | preh₂- | before, in front |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | per- | before, in front; first; to go through |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | pr̥tós | passed , crossed |