Where does “volerci” come from?
volerci (Italian) 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.
volerci (Italian): to take; to be needed; to be required; to be...
Definitions
- to take; to be needed; to be required; to be...
Ancestry of “volerci”, step by step
volerci traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Italian volere
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 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 | to wish, to please |
| 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 |