Where does “Velleität” come from?

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

Velleität (German): velleity

Definitions

  1. velleity

Ancestry of “Velleität”, 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
Every word from Proto-Indo-European welh₁- →Every word from Proto-Italic welō →Every word from Latin velle →