Where does “votare” come from?
votare (Romanian) comes from Romanian vota, from French voter, from English Vote, from Latin vōtum, from Latin votus, from Latin vovere, from Latin voveo, from Proto-Italic wogʷeō — to promise, to vow; to praise.
votare (Romanian): voting
Definitions
- voting
Ancestry of “votare”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Romanian | vota | to vote |
| 2 | French | voter | to vote |
| 3 | English | Vote | A person from Votia or of Votic descent |
| 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 |