Where does “votelessness” come from?

votelessness (English) comes from English voteless, 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.

votelessness (English): Absence of votes, or of the right to vote

Definitions

  1. Absence of votes, or of the right to vote

Ancestry of “votelessness”, step by step

votelessness traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via English voteless

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishvotelessWithout a vote; not allowed a vote
2EnglishVoteA person from Votia or of Votic descent
3Latinvōtumpromise, dedication, vow, solemn pledge
4Latinvotusvowed, promised; devoted to (a deity); having been vowed
5Latinvoverethird-person plural perfect active indicative of...
6LatinvoveoI vow, promise; I dedicate or devote to a deity;...
7Proto-ItalicwogʷeōI vow, promise; dedicate or devote to a deity; I...
8Proto-Indo-Europeanh₁wegʷʰ-to promise, to vow; to praise

via English Ness

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishNessAn Ulster princess and the mother of Conchobar mac Nessa and Findchoem in the Ulster Cycle of Irish mythology. Daughter of Eochaid Sálbuide. Also the mother of Cormac Cond Longas by incest with Conchobar mac Nessa
2Middle Englishnesse
3Old Englishnæsnot, not at all; not; first/third-person singular...
4Proto-Germanicnasjąfoothill; headland; cape
5Proto-Indo-Europeannéh₂snose
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₁wegʷʰ-Every word from Proto-Italic wogʷeōEvery word from Latin voveo