Where does “voveō” come from?

voveō (Latin) comes from Proto-Indo-European h₁wegʷʰ- — to promise, to vow; to praise.

voveō (Latin): to vow, promise

Definitions

  1. to vow, promise

Ancestry of “voveō”, step by step

voveō traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Proto-Indo-European h₁wegʷʰ-

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Indo-Europeanh₁wegʷʰ-to promise, to vow; to praise

via Proto-Italic *woɣʷeō

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Italic*woɣʷeōto vow, promise; dedicate or devote to a deity

Words derived from “voveō

Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₁wegʷʰ-