English
devotion
Devotion comes from Latin dēvōtiō ‘the act of devoting or consecrating’, from voveō ‘vow, promise’, and ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *h₁wegʷʰ-.
- Proto-Indo-Europeanc. 4500–2500 BCE*h₁wegʷʰ-‘to promise, to vow’reconstructed
- Proto-Indo-European, derivedc. 4500–2500 BCE*h₁wogʷʰéyetireconstructed
- Proto-Italicc. 1500–700 BCE*woɣʷeō‘to vow, promise’reconstructed
- Latinc. 75 BCE–200 CEvoveō‘vow, promise’
- Latin, derivedc. 75 BCE–200 CEdēvoveō‘vow, devote’
- Latin, derivedc. 75 BCE–200 CEsupine
- Latin, derivedc. 75 BCE–200 CEdēvōtum
- Latin, derivedc. 75 BCE–200 CEdēvōtiō‘the act of devoting or consecrating’
- Old Frenchc. 842–1400devocion
- Englishtodaydevotion
attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed
Lineage
- Proto-Indo-Europeanc. 4500–2500 BCE*h₁wegʷʰ-‘to promise, to vow’reconstructed
- Proto-Indo-European, derivedc. 4500–2500 BCE*h₁wogʷʰéyetireconstructed
- Proto-Italicc. 1500–700 BCE*woɣʷeō‘to vow, promise’reconstructed
- Latinc. 75 BCE–200 CEvoveō‘vow, promise’
- Latin, derivedc. 75 BCE–200 CEdēvoveō‘vow, devote’
- Latin, derivedc. 75 BCE–200 CEsupine
- Latin, derivedc. 75 BCE–200 CEdēvōtum
- Latin, derivedc. 75 BCE–200 CEdēvōtiō‘the act of devoting or consecrating’
- Old Frenchc. 842–1400devocion
- Englishtodaydevotion
Formed from devote + -ion
Proto-Indo-European *h₁wegʷʰ- ‘to promise, to vow’
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Proto-Italic *woɣʷeō ‘to vow, promise’
Latin voveō ‘vow, promise’
Latin dēvoveō ‘dedicate by a vow, sacrifice oneself, promise…’
Latin dēvōtus ‘vowed, promised, dedicated, having been…’
English devote
Linked words
through Proto-Italic *woɣʷeō ‘to vow, promise’
through Latin voveō ‘vow, promise’
through Latin dēvoveō ‘vow, devote’
Today it means
noun The act or state of devoting or being devoted; a feeling of being devoted (to something).
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / Proto-Indo-European *h₁wegʷʰ- / devotion