Where does “votar” come from?
votar (Venetian) comes from Vulgar Latin votare, from Latin votum, from Latin voveo, from Proto-Italic wogʷeō, from Proto-Indo-European h₁wegʷʰ- — to promise, to vow; to praise.
votar (Venetian): to vote
Ancestry of “votar”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Vulgar Latin | votare | — |
| 2 | Latin | votum | promise, dedication, vow; determination, will,... |
| 3 | Latin | voveo | I vow, promise; I dedicate or devote to a deity;... |
| 4 | Proto-Italic | wogʷeō | I vow, promise; dedicate or devote to a deity; I... |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | h₁wegʷʰ- | to promise, to vow; to praise |