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