LATIN DICTIONARYLexicon Latīnum
verbfirst/second-declension participle

vōtus

vōtus (feminine vōta, neuter vōtum)
Classical[ˈwoː.tʊs]Ecclesiastical[ˈvɔː.tus]

Meaning

  1. participlevowed, promised; devoted to (a deity); having been vowed

vōtus, a, um, Part. of voveo.

Origins

  1. Proto-Indo-European*h₁wegʷʰ-
  2. Proto-Indo-European*h₁wogʷʰéyeti
  3. Proto-Italic*woɣʷeō
  4. Proto-Italic*woɣʷetos
  5. Proto-Italic*wowitos
  6. Latinvōtus

Contracted from earlier *wowitos, from earlier Proto-Italic *woɣʷetos, the perfect participle to *woɣʷeō. The perfect participle to voveō (“to vow”).

Quick answers

What does vōtus mean in Latin?
vōtus, a verb, means “vowed, promised; devoted to (a deity); having been vowed”.
What are the principal parts of vōtus?
vōtus, vōta, vōtum (first/second-declension participle).
How do you pronounce vōtus?
In classical Latin, [ˈwoː.tʊs]; in ecclesiastical (church) Latin, [ˈvɔː.tus].
Where does vōtus come from?
Proto-Indo-European *h₁wegʷʰ- → Proto-Indo-European *h₁wogʷʰéyeti → Proto-Italic *woɣʷeō → Proto-Italic *woɣʷetos → Proto-Italic *wowitos → Latin vōtus.