Proto-Italic

*woɣʷeō

‘to vow, promise’

Every word has its own definition in its root. These English words share one: Proto-Italic *woɣʷeō.

6 English words in this record descend from Proto-Italic *woɣʷeō, most familiar first.

• vote ← vōtum ← vōtus ← *wowitos ← *woɣʷetos
• devotion ← devocion ← dēvōtiō ← dēvōtum ← supine
• vow ← vowe ← vut ← vōtum ← voveō
• devote ← dēvōtus ← dēvoveō ← voveō
• devout ← devot ← dēvōtus ← dēvoveō ← voveō
• devoto ← dēvōtus ← dēvoveō ← voveō

Etymograph / Proto-Italic *woɣʷeō