Where does “vowess” come from?
vowess (English) comes from English vow, from Middle English vowe, from Old French vut, from Latin vōtum, from Latin votus, from Latin vovere, from Latin voveo, from Proto-Italic wogʷeō — to promise, to vow; to praise.
vowess (English): A woman who has taken religious vows, especially...
Definitions
- A woman who has taken religious vows, especially...
Ancestry of “vowess”, step by step
vowess traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English vow
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | vow | A solemn promise to perform some act, or behave... |
| 2 | Middle English | vowe | — |
| 3 | Old French | vut | wish; dire; want |
| 4 | Latin | vōtum | promise, dedication, vow, solemn pledge |
| 5 | Latin | votus | vowed, promised; devoted to (a deity); having been vowed |
| 6 | Latin | vovere | third-person plural perfect active indicative of... |
| 7 | Latin | voveo | I vow, promise; I dedicate or devote to a deity;... |
| 8 | Proto-Italic | wogʷeō | I vow, promise; dedicate or devote to a deity; I... |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | h₁wegʷʰ- | to promise, to vow; to praise |