Latin

voveō

‘to vow, promise’

Every word has its own definition in its root. These English words share one: Latin voveō.

5 English words in this record descend from Latin voveō, most familiar first.

• devotion ← devocion ← dēvōtiō ← dēvōtum ← supine
• vow ← vowe ← vut ← vōtum
• devote ← dēvōtus ← dēvoveō
• devout ← devot ← dēvōtus ← dēvoveō
• devoto ← dēvōtus ← dēvoveō

Etymograph / Latin voveō