Where does “vovente” come from?

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

vovente (Portuguese): votive

Definitions

  1. votive

Ancestry of “vovente”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinvovens
2Latinvoveōto vow, promise
3Proto-Indo-Europeanh₁wegʷʰ-to promise, to vow; to praise
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₁wegʷʰ- →Every word from Latin voveō →Every word from Latin vovens →