Where does “voler” come from?
voler (Interlingua) comes from Italian volere, from French vouloir, from Old French voloir, from Latin volō, from Proto-Italic gʷelāō, from Proto-Indo-European gʷelh₁-éh₂-ye-ti, from Proto-Indo-European gʷelH- — to throw, reach, pierce; to hit by throwing.
voler (Interlingua): to want
Ancestry of “voler”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Italian | volere | to want; will, wish, desire, want |
| 2 | French | vouloir | to want, wish, desire; to see oneself as; to give... |
| 3 | Old French | voloir | to want; desire; wish |
| 4 | Latin | volō | — |
| 5 | Proto-Italic | gʷelāō | — |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | gʷelh₁-éh₂-ye-ti | to throw, raise the arm |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | gʷelH- | to throw, reach, pierce; to hit by throwing |