Where does “velléitaire” come from?

velléitaire (French) comes from French velléité, from Medieval Latin velleitas, from Latin velle, from Proto-Italic welō, from Proto-Indo-European welh₁- — to choose; to want.

velléitaire (French): irresolute, weak-willed, indecisive

Definitions

  1. irresolute, weak-willed, indecisive

Ancestry of “velléitaire”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Frenchvelléitéweak will; indecisiveness
2Medieval Latinvelleitas—
3Latinvellepresent active infinitive of volō; wish, intend;...
4Proto-Italicwelōto want, will
5Proto-Indo-Europeanwelh₁-to choose; to want

Words derived from “velléitaire”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European welh₁- →Every word from Proto-Italic welō →Every word from Latin velle →