vote
English
/vəʊt/, /voʊt/
noun
Definitions
- a formalized choice on matters of administration or other democratic activities
- an act or instance of participating in such a choice, e.g., by submitting a ballot
- (obsolete) an ardent wish or desire; a vow; a prayer
Etymology
Derived from Latin vōtum (vow, dedication, a promise) derived from Proto-Indo-European *h₁wogʷʰ-.
Origin
Proto-Indo-European
*h₁wogʷʰ-
Gloss
Timeline
Distribution of cognates by language
Geogrpahic distribution of cognates
Cognates and derived terms
- countervote English
- cross-vote English
- downvote English
- downvoter English
- e-voter English
- misvote English
- mob English
- namevoter English
- nonvotable English
- nonvote English
- nonvoter English
- outvote English
- outvoter English
- overvote English
- overvoter English
- postvote English
- prevote English
- revote English
- sheet English
- supervote English
- televote English
- televoter English
- undervote English
- undervoter English
- unvotable English
- unvote English
- upvote English
- upvoter English
- votable English
- votation English
- vote mob English
- vote-a-rama English
- voteless English
- votelessness English
- voter English
- voterland English
- votership English
- votesheet English
- votest English
- voteth English
- voteworthy English
- votist English
- *vōtāre Latin
- votāre Latin
- vōtum Latin
- Votum German
- voto Italian
- votation French
- vote French
- voter French
- voto Spanish, Castilian
- εὐχή Ancient Greek
- εὔχομαι Ancient Greek
- ἀπεύχομαι Ancient Greek
- ἐπεύχομαι Ancient Greek
- *h₁ewegʷʰ- Proto-Indo-European
- *h₁wogʷʰ- Proto-Indo-European
- votar Portuguese
- votera Swedish
- votering Swedish
- vóitéir Irish
- vóta Irish
- vótaeir Irish
- vótóir Irish
- vut Old French
- vuz Old French
- vot Romanian, Moldavian, Moldovan
- โหวต Thai
- εύχομαι Greek (modern)
- votar Ido
- bóit Old Irish
- vote Norman
- voto Old Portuguese
- ivoti Zulu
- umvoti Zulu
- vota Zulu
- umvoti Xhosa
- vota Xhosa
- votela Xhosa
- vot Tok Pisin
- votim Tok Pisin
- pōti Maori
- pōtitanga Maori
- *eukʰomai Proto-Hellenic
- votu Rotokas
- footi Chickasaw
- vooti Chickasaw
- mob
- sheet
- voter
- voteth
- upvote
- votist
- votest
- revote
- unvote
- nonvote
- outvote
- misvote
- upvoter
- e-voter
- prevote
- votable
- televote
- postvote
- votation
- overvote
- vote mob
- outvoter
- voteless
- nonvoter
- downvote
- voterland
- downvoter
- televoter
- namevoter
- votership
- overvoter
- undervote
- unvotable
- supervote
- votesheet
- cross-vote
- nonvotable
- voteworthy
- undervoter
- countervote
- vote-a-rama
- votelessness