votar
Portuguese
/vu.ˈtaɾ/, /vo.ˈta(ʁ)/
verb
Definitions
- (intransitive) to vote
- to vote for somebody
- to vote against something
- to poll
Etymology
Affix from Portuguese voto (vote) derived from Latin vōtum (vow, dedication, a promise), *vōtāre, vōtum (vow, dedication, a promise).
Origin
Latin
vōtum
Gloss
vow, dedication, a promise
Timeline
Distribution of cognates by language
Geogrpahic distribution of cognates
Cognates and derived terms
- vote English
- vow English
- *vōtāre Latin
- votāre Latin
- vōtum Latin
- Votum German
- rivotare Italian
- votante Italian
- votare Italian
- votazione Italian
- voto Italian
- dévouer French
- vouer French
- voueur French
- во́тум Russian
- votación Spanish, Castilian
- votante Spanish, Castilian
- votar Spanish, Castilian
- voto Spanish, Castilian
- *h₁ewegʷʰ- Proto-Indo-European
- *h₁wogʷʰ- Proto-Indo-European
- televoto Portuguese
- votante Portuguese
- votação Portuguese
- voto Portuguese
- vóta Irish
- vut Old French
- vuz Old French
- votar Catalan, Valencian
- votante Galician
- votar Galician
- bóit Old Irish
- voto Old Portuguese
- votar Occitan
- votar Asturian
- votar Venetian