Where does “semivoluntary” come from?
semivoluntary (English) comes from English voluntary, from Middle English voluntarie, from Old French volontaire, from Latin voluntārius, from Latin voluntās, from Latin velle, from Proto-Italic welō, from Proto-Indo-European welh₁- — to choose; to want.
semivoluntary (English): Partly voluntary
Ancestry of “semivoluntary”, step by step