Where does “volcel” come from?
volcel (English) comes from English cel, from English celibate, from English -ate, from English -cy, from Anglo-Norman -cie, from Latin -tia, from Latin -ia, from Latin -ius — Creates adjectives from noun or verb stems.
volcel (English): A person who is voluntarily celibate, i.e., who...
Definitions
- A person who is voluntarily celibate, i.e., who...
Ancestry of “volcel”, step by step
volcel traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English cel
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | cel | A piece of celluloid on which has been drawn a... |
| 2 | English | celibate | Not married; Abstaining from sexual relations and... |
| 3 | English | -ate | having the specified thing; characterized by the... |
| 4 | English | -cy | Used to form nouns of state, condition or quality... |
| 5 | Anglo-Norman | -cie | — |
| 6 | Latin | -tia | office, rank |
| 7 | Latin | -ia | Used to form a feminine abstract noun, usually... |
| 8 | Latin | -ius | forming adjectives from nouns; nominative neuter... |
| 9 | Proto-Italic | -jōs | Forms comparative adjectives |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | -yós | Creates adjectives from noun or verb stems |
via English voluntary
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | voluntary | Done, given, or acting of one's own free will;... |
| 2 | Middle English | voluntarie | — |
| 3 | Old French | volontaire | — |
| 4 | Latin | voluntārius | volunteer |
| 5 | Latin | voluntās | will, free will, choice |
| 6 | Latin | velle | present active infinitive of volō; wish, intend;... |
| 7 | Proto-Italic | welō | to want, will |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | welh₁- | to choose; to want |