voting
Meaning
the activity of choosing someone or something in an election or meeting by writing a mark on a paper or by raising your hand or speaking
the total number of votes given or received in an election
Structure
Usage
voting in the general election concluded at 10 pm.
there was a record turnout for online voting this year.
the final voting on the resolution will take place tomorrow.
Etymology
The word 'voting' is built upon the core noun 'vote', which entered English in the late Middle English period from the Latin votum, signifying a solemn promise or wish made to a deity. This Latin term itself derives from the past participle of vovere, meaning 'to vow'. The conceptual shift from a sacred pledge to a formal expression of choice or opinion in a collective decision-making process occurred as the practice of elections developed in civic life. The addition of the '-ing' suffix, a productive Germanic nominalizer, transforms the action of casting a vote into the abstract noun denoting the activity or process itself, solidifying its grammatical role in Modern English.
Analysis
vote (from latin votum meaning 'a vow, wish, promise') + ing (from old english -ung, -ing, a suffix forming verbal nouns)