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English word vote comes from Proto-Indo-European *h₁wogʷʰéye, Proto-Indo-European *h₁wogʷʰ-, Proto-Indo-European *h₁ewegʷʰ-

*h₁wogʷʰéye (Proto-Indo-European)

*h₁wogʷʰ- (Proto-Indo-European)

*h₁ewegʷʰ- (Proto-Indo-European)

*wogʷeō (Proto-Italic)

I vow, promise; dedicate or devote to a deity.. I wish for, desire.

voveo (Latin)

I vow, promise; dedicate or devote to a deity.. I wish for, desire.

vocem (Latin)

vote (English)

(obsolete) An ardent wish or desire; a vow; a prayer.. 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. (intransitive, transitive) To cast a vote; to assert a formalized choice in an election.

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