Where does “velléité” come from?
velléité (French) comes from Medieval Latin velleitas, from Latin velle, from Proto-Italic welō, from Proto-Indo-European welh₁- — to choose; to want.
velléité (French): weak will; indecisiveness
Definitions
- weak will; indecisiveness
Ancestry of “velléité”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Medieval Latin | velleitas | — |
| 2 | Latin | velle | present active infinitive of volō; wish, intend;... |
| 3 | Proto-Italic | welō | to want, will |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | welh₁- | to choose; to want |
Words derived from “velléité”