English
votive
Votive comes from Latin vōtīvus, and goes back to vōtum ‘vow’.
- Latinc. 75 BCE–200 CEvōtum‘vow’
- Latin, derivedc. 75 BCE–200 CEvōtīvus
- Middle Frenchc. 1400–1600votif
- Englishearliest quotation 1822votive
attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed
Lineage
- Latinc. 75 BCE–200 CEvōtum‘vow’
- Latin, derivedc. 75 BCE–200 CEvōtīvus
- Middle Frenchc. 1400–1600votif
- Englishearliest quotation 1822votive
Earliest quotation: 1822, William Wordsworth, Memorial: “We reached a votive stone, that bears the name…”
Linked words
through Latin vōtum ‘vow’
Today it means
adj Dedicated or given in fulfillment of a vow or pledge.
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / Latin vōtum / votive