Where does “voueur” come from?
voueur (French) comes from French vouer, from French vœu, from Old French vuz, from Latin vōtum, from Latin votus, from Latin vovere, from Latin voveo, from Proto-Italic wogʷeō — to promise, to vow; to praise.
voueur (French): vower; devoter
Definitions
- vower; devoter
Ancestry of “voueur”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | French | vouer | to vow; to devote; to devote oneself, to be... |
| 2 | French | vœu | vow; wish |
| 3 | Old French | vuz | — |
| 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 |