Where does “volent” come from?

volent (Latin) comes from Latin volo, from Proto-Italic welō, from Proto-Indo-European welh₁- — to choose; to want.

volent (Latin): third-person plural present active subjunctive of...

Definitions

  1. third-person plural present active subjunctive of...

Ancestry of “volent”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1LatinvoloI wish; I want; I mean, I intend
2Proto-Italicwelōto want, will
3Proto-Indo-Europeanwelh₁-to choose; to want
Every word from Proto-Indo-European welh₁- →Every word from Proto-Italic welō →Every word from Latin volo →