Where does “volontât” come from?

volontât (Friulian) comes from Latin voluntās, from Latin velle, from Proto-Italic welō, from Proto-Indo-European welh₁- — to choose; to want.

volontât (Friulian): will

Definitions

  1. will

Ancestry of “volontât”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinvoluntāswill, free will, choice
2Latinvellepresent active infinitive of volō; wish, intend;...
3Proto-Italicwelōto want, will
4Proto-Indo-Europeanwelh₁-to choose; to want
Every word from Proto-Indo-European welh₁- →Every word from Proto-Italic welō →Every word from Latin velle →