Where does “volenteroso” come from?
volenteroso (Italian) comes from Italian volontà, from Latin voluntās, from Latin velle, from Proto-Italic welō, from Proto-Indo-European welh₁- — to choose; to want.
volenteroso (Italian): willing, keen; willing person, keen person
Definitions
- willing, keen; willing person, keen person
Ancestry of “volenteroso”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Italian | volontà | will, volition |
| 2 | Latin | voluntās | — |
| 3 | Latin | velle | present active infinitive of volō; wish, intend;... |
| 4 | Proto-Italic | welō | to want, will |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | welh₁- | to choose; to want |
Words derived from “volenteroso”