Where does “velleità” come from?

velleità (Italian) comes from Medieval Latin velleitas, from Latin velle, from Proto-Italic welō, from Proto-Indo-European welh₁- — to choose; to want.

velleità (Italian): fancy, velleity; vain ambition, fanciful ambition

Definitions

fancy, velleity; vain ambition, fanciful ambition

Ancestry of “velleità”, step by step

Step	Language	Word	Meaning
1	Medieval Latin	velleitas	—
2	Latin	velle	present active infinitive of volō; wish, intend;...
3	Proto-Italic	welō	to want, will
4	Proto-Indo-European	welh₁-	to choose; to want

Every word from Proto-Indo-European welh₁- →Every word from Proto-Italic welō →Every word from Latin velle →