adverb
dēvōtē
dēvōtē (comparative dēvōtius, superlative dēvōtissimē)
Classical[deːˈwoː.tɛ]Ecclesiastical[deˈvɔː.te]
Meaning
- devotedly, faithfully
dēvōtē,
I. adv., devotedly, faithfully, v. devoveo, P. a. fin.
Origins
- Proto-Indo-European*de
- Proto-Indo-European*déh₁
- Proto-Italic*dē
- Latindēvōtē
Latin dē- Proto-Indo-European *h₁wegʷʰ- Proto-Indo-European *-yeti Proto-Indo-European *-éyeti Proto-Indo-European *h₁wogʷʰéyeti Proto-Italic *woɣʷeō Latin voveō Latin dēvoveō Proto-Indo-European *-tós Proto-Italic *-tos Latin -tus Latin dēvōt(us) Latin -ē Latin dēvōtē From dēvōt(us) (“vowed”) + -ē (“-ly”, adverb-forming suffix).