Where does “voler” come from?

voler (Occitan) comes from Old Occitan voler, from Vulgar Latin volere, from Latin velle, from Proto-Italic welō, from Proto-Indo-European welh₁- — to choose; to want.

voler (Occitan): to want; willingness; desire

Definitions

  1. to want; willingness; desire

Ancestry of “voler”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Occitanvolerto want, to desire
2Vulgar Latinvolere—
3Latinvellepresent active infinitive of volō; wish, intend;...
4Proto-Italicwelōto want, will
5Proto-Indo-Europeanwelh₁-to choose; to want
Every word from Proto-Indo-European welh₁- →Every word from Proto-Italic welō →Every word from Latin velle →