Where does “voler” come from?

voler (Catalan) comes from Vulgar Latin voleo, from Latin volō, from Proto-Italic gʷelāō, from Proto-Indo-European gʷelh₁-éh₂-ye-ti, from Proto-Indo-European gʷelH- — to throw, reach, pierce; to hit by throwing.

voler (Catalan): to want; to merit; willingness

Definitions

  1. to want; to merit; willingness

Ancestry of “voler”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Vulgar Latinvoleo
2Latinvolōto wish, to please
3Proto-Italicgʷelāō
4Proto-Indo-Europeangʷelh₁-éh₂-ye-tito throw, raise the arm
5Proto-Indo-EuropeangʷelH-to throw, reach, pierce; to hit by throwing

Words derived from “voler

Every word from Proto-Indo-European gʷelH-Every word from Proto-Indo-European gʷelh₁-éh₂-ye-tiEvery word from Proto-Italic gʷelāō