Where does “vote” come from?

Vote comes from Latin votum, the past participle of vovere meaning "to vow," derived from Proto-Indo-European h₁wegʰ-.

vote (English): a formalized choice on legally relevant measures...

Definitions

  1. a formalized choice on legally relevant measures...

Ancestry of “vote”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinvotumpromise, dedication, vow; determination, will,...
2LatinvoveoI vow, promise; I dedicate or devote to a deity;...
3Proto-ItalicwogʷeōI vow, promise; dedicate or devote to a deity; I...
4Proto-Indo-Europeanh₁wegʷʰ-to promise, to vow; to praise

Words derived from “vote”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₁wegʷʰ- →