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

  1. willing, keen; willing person, keen person

Ancestry of “volenteroso”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Italianvolontàwill, volition
2Latinvoluntāswill, free will, choice
3Latinvellepresent active infinitive of volō; wish, intend;...
4Proto-Italicwelōto want, will
5Proto-Indo-Europeanwelh₁-to choose; to want

Words derived from “volenteroso”

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