Where does “bonvolu” come from?

bonvolu (Esperanto) comes from Esperanto bone, from Esperanto -e, from Latin -ē, from Latin dis-, from Latin calceus, from Latin calx, from Ancient Greek χάλιξ — small stone, pebble; gravel, rubble.

bonvolu (Esperanto): please; imperative of bonvoli

Definitions

  1. please; imperative of bonvoli

Ancestry of “bonvolu”, step by step

bonvolu traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Esperanto bone

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Esperantobonewell, OK
2Esperanto-e-ly; the ending for correlatives of place
3Latinly; used to form adverbs from adjectives
4Latindis-asunder, apart, in two; reversal, removal;...
5Latincalceusshoe
6Latincalxlimestone; chalk; the finish line
7Ancient Greekχάλιξsmall stone, pebble; gravel, rubble

via Esperanto volu

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Esperantovoluimperative of voli; wish
Every word from Ancient Greek χάλιξEvery word from Latin dis-Every word from Latin