Where does “voluntar” come from?
voluntar (Ido) comes from English voluntary, from Middle English voluntarie, from Old French volontaire, from Latin voluntārius, from Latin voluntās, from Latin velle, from Proto-Italic welō, from Proto-Indo-European welh₁- — to choose; to want.
voluntar (Ido): to be willing to; to have no objection to; to be...
Definitions
- to be willing to; to have no objection to; to be...
Ancestry of “voluntar”, step by step
voluntar traces back through 3 separate lines of ancestry.
via English voluntary
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | voluntary | Done, given, or acting of one's own free will;... |
| 2 | Middle English | voluntarie | — |
| 3 | Old French | volontaire | — |
| 4 | Latin | voluntārius | volunteer |
| 5 | Latin | voluntās | will, free will, choice |
| 6 | Latin | velle | present active infinitive of volō; wish, intend;... |
| 7 | Proto-Italic | welō | to want, will |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | welh₁- | to choose; to want |
via French volontaire
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | French | volontaire | voluntary, deliberate; volunteer; determined |
| 2 | Middle French | voluntaire | willingly; voluntary; of one's own accord |
| 3 | Old French | voluntaire | — |
via Spanish voluntario
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Spanish | voluntario | voluntary; volunteer |