Where does “votar” come from?
votar (Ido) comes from French voter, 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.
votar (Ido): to vote; to enact
Definitions
- to vote; to enact
Ancestry of “votar”, step by step
votar traces back through 3 separate lines of ancestry.
via French voter
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | French | voter | to vote |
| 2 | English | Vote | A person from Votia or of Votic descent |
| 3 | Latin | vōtum | promise, dedication, vow, solemn pledge |
| 4 | Latin | votus | vowed, promised; devoted to (a deity); having been vowed |
| 5 | Latin | vovere | third-person plural perfect active indicative of... |
| 6 | Latin | voveo | I vow, promise; I dedicate or devote to a deity;... |
| 7 | Proto-Italic | wogʷeō | I vow, promise; dedicate or devote to a deity; I... |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | h₁wegʷʰ- | to promise, to vow; to praise |
via Spanish votar
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Spanish | votar | to vote; to throw |
| 2 | Spanish | voto | vote; vow |
| 3 | Latin | Latin | — |
via Italian votare
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Italian | votare | to vote; to devote or dedicate; to vow |