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Where does “unvoluntarily” come from?

unvoluntarily (English) comes from English voluntarily, from English voluntary, from Middle English voluntarie, from Old French volontaire, from Latin voluntārius, from Latin voluntās, from Latin velle, from Proto-Italic welō — to choose; to want.

unvoluntarily (English): Alternative form of involuntarily: not...

Definitions

  1. Alternative form of involuntarily: not...

Ancestry of “unvoluntarily”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishvoluntarilyIn a voluntary manner
2EnglishvoluntaryDone, given, or acting of one's own free will;...
3Middle Englishvoluntarie—
4Old Frenchvolontaire—
5Latinvoluntārius—
6Latinvoluntās—
7Latinvellepresent active infinitive of volō; wish, intend;...
8Proto-Italicwelōto want, will
9Proto-Indo-Europeanwelh₁-to choose; to want
Every word from Proto-Indo-European welh₁- →