LATIN DICTIONARYLexicon Latīnum
verbfirst/second-declension participle

dēvōtus

dēvōtus (feminine dēvōta, neuter dēvōtum)
Classical[deːˈwoː.tʊs]Ecclesiastical[deˈvɔː.tus]

Meaning

  1. participlevowed, promised, dedicated, having been vowed, devoted
  2. participleappointed, destined, having been appointed

Latīnē defined in Latin in our graded readers

dēvōtus, a, um, Part. and P. a., from devoveo.

Origins

  1. Proto-Indo-European*de
  2. Proto-Indo-European*déh₁
  3. Proto-Italic*dē
  4. Latindēvōtus

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 dēvōtus Perfect passive participle of dēvoveō (“vow, offer”).

Descendants
  • Englishdevote
  • Frenchdévotfrom Old French devot
  • Romaniandevotfrom Old French devot
  • Englishdevoutfrom Old French devot
  • Portuguesedevotar
  • Scotsdevotfrom Old French devot
  • Scotsdevotefrom Old French devot
  • Scotsdevoitfrom Old French devot
  • Piedmontesedivot

Quick answers

What does dēvōtus mean in Latin?
dēvōtus, a verb, means “vowed, promised, dedicated, having been vowed, devoted; appointed, destined, having been appointed”.
What are the principal parts of dēvōtus?
dēvōtus, dēvōta, dēvōtum (first/second-declension participle).
How do you pronounce dēvōtus?
In classical Latin, [deːˈwoː.tʊs]; in ecclesiastical (church) Latin, [deˈvɔː.tus].
Where does dēvōtus come from?
Proto-Indo-European *de → Proto-Indo-European *déh₁ → Proto-Italic *dē → Latin dēvōtus.