Etymology

undervote

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Today it means: A vote that has been cast but that shows no legally valid preference for a candidate in an election. Full definition →

English vote ← Latin vōtum ← Proto-Italic *wowitos
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  1. Proto-Indo-European*h₁én
  2. Proto-Indo-European*h₁entér
  3. Proto-Indo-European*h₂én
  4. Proto-Indo-European*dʰeh₁-?
  5. Proto-Indo-European*(H)n̥dʰí
  6. Proto-Indo-European*(H)n̥dʰér
  7. Proto-Germanic*under
  8. Proto-West Germanic*undar
  9. Old Englishunder-
  10. Middle Englishunder-
  11. Englishunder-
  12. Proto-Indo-European*h₁wegʷʰ-
  13. Proto-Indo-European*h₁wogʷʰéyeti
  14. Proto-Italic*woɣʷeō
  15. Proto-Italic*woɣʷetos
  16. Proto-Italic*wowitos
  17. Latinvōtus
  18. Latinvōtum
  19. Englishvote
  20. English todayundervote

From under- + vote.

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