Where does “volontiers” come from?

volontiers (French) comes from Old French volentier, from Latin voluntāriē — willingly, voluntarily.

volontiers (French): willingly, gladly

Definitions

  1. willingly, gladly

Ancestry of “volontiers”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Frenchvolentier—
2Latinvoluntāriēwillingly, voluntarily
Every word from Latin voluntāriē →Every word from Old French volentier →