Where does “voluntārius” come from?

voluntārius (Latin) comes from Latin voluntās, from Latin velle, from Proto-Italic welō, from Proto-Indo-European welh₁- — to choose; to want.

voluntārius (Latin): volunteer

Definitions

  1. volunteer

Ancestry of “voluntārius”, step by step

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

Words derived from “voluntārius”

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