Where does “voleir” come from?

voleir (Old French) comes 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.

voleir (Old French): Alternative form of voloir

Definitions

  1. Alternative form of voloir

Ancestry of “voleir”, step by step

voleir traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Latin volō

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinvolōto wish, to please
2Proto-Italicgʷelāō
3Proto-Indo-Europeangʷelh₁-éh₂-ye-tito throw, raise the arm
4Proto-Indo-EuropeangʷelH-to throw, reach, pierce; to hit by throwing

via Vulgar Latin volere

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

Words derived from “voleir

Every word from Proto-Indo-European gʷelH-Every word from Proto-Indo-European gʷelh₁-éh₂-ye-tiEvery word from Proto-Italic gʷelāō