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Where does “voluntaryist” come from?

voluntaryist (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.

voluntaryist (English): Alternative form of voluntarist

Definitions

  1. Alternative form of voluntarist

Ancestry of “voluntaryist”, step by step

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

Words derived from “voluntaryist”

  • voluntaryistic
Every word from Proto-Indo-European welh₁- →