Where does “volitionism” come from?
volitionism (English) comes from English volition, from French volition, from Medieval Latin volitio, 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.
volitionism (English): volitionalism
Definitions
- volitionalism
Ancestry of “volitionism”, step by step
volitionism traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English volition
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | volition | A conscious choice or decision; The mental power... |
| 2 | French | volition | volition |
| 3 | Medieval Latin | volitio | will, volition |
| 4 | Latin | volō | to wish, to please |
| 5 | Proto-Italic | gʷelāō | — |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | gʷelh₁-éh₂-ye-ti | to throw, raise the arm |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | gʷelH- | to throw, reach, pierce; to hit by throwing |
via English ism
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | ism | An ideology, system of thought, or practice that... |
| 2 | English | -ism | Used to form nouns of action or process or result... |
| 3 | Latin | -ismus | -ism |
| 4 | Ancient Greek | -ισμός | Forms abstract nouns |
| 5 | Ancient Greek | -μός | Forms abstract nouns |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | -mós | Creates action/result nouns from verb stems |