Where does “voluntário” come from?
voluntário (Portuguese) comes from Latin voluntarius, from Latin voluntas, from Latin volens, from Latin volo, from Proto-Italic welō, from Proto-Indo-European welh₁- — to choose; to want.
voluntário (Portuguese): volunteer; voluntary
Ancestry of “voluntário”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Latin | voluntarius | volunteer; voluntary, willing |
| 2 | Latin | voluntas | will, free will, choice; desire, inclination;... |
| 3 | Latin | volens | wishing; willing; welcome |
| 4 | Latin | volo | I wish; I want; I mean, I intend |
| 5 | Proto-Italic | welō | to want, will |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | welh₁- | to choose; to want |
Words derived from “voluntário”