Where does “voluntàriament” come from?

voluntàriament (Catalan) comes from Catalan voluntari, from Latin voluntārius, from Latin voluntās, from Latin velle, from Proto-Italic welō, from Proto-Indo-European welh₁- — to choose; to want.

voluntàriament (Catalan): voluntarily

Definitions

  1. voluntarily

Ancestry of “voluntàriament”, step by step

voluntàriament traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Catalan voluntari

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Catalanvoluntarivoluntary; volunteer
2Latinvoluntāriusvolunteer
3Latinvoluntāswill, free will, choice
4Latinvellepresent active infinitive of volō; wish, intend;...
5Proto-Italicwelōto want, will
6Proto-Indo-Europeanwelh₁-to choose; to want

via Catalan ment

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Catalanmentthe mind; the spirit
2Old Catalanment
3Latinmēnsmind
4Proto-Italicmentismind, thought
5Proto-Indo-Europeanméntisthought
6Indo-European*men-
Every word from Proto-Indo-European welh₁-Every word from Proto-Italic welōEvery word from Latin velle
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