Where does “volontier” come from?
volontier (Maltese) comes from English volunteer, from English -eer, from Dutch -eren, from Middle Dutch -eren, from Middle French -er, from Latin -āre, from Proto-Italic -āō, from Proto-Indo-European -eh₂yéti — he, she.
volontier (Maltese): volunteer
Definitions
- volunteer
Ancestry of “volontier”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | volunteer | One who enters into, or offers for, any service... |
| 2 | English | -eer | Used to create an agent noun denoting someone... |
| 3 | Dutch | -eren | forms the plural of a limited group of nouns:... |
| 4 | Middle Dutch | -eren | — |
| 5 | Middle French | -er | Forms infinitives of first-conjugation verbs;... |
| 6 | Latin | -āre | first conjugation |
| 7 | Proto-Italic | -āō | Forms primarily denominative verbs |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | -eh₂yéti | Creates iterative/ frequentative/ intensive... |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | -yéti | Creates intransitive, often deponent,... |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | yé- | — |
| 11 | Chichewa | iye | he, she |