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

Definitions

  1. volunteer; voluntary

Ancestry of “voluntário”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinvoluntariusvolunteer; voluntary, willing
2Latinvoluntaswill, free will, choice; desire, inclination;...
3Latinvolenswishing; willing; welcome
4LatinvoloI wish; I want; I mean, I intend
5Proto-Italicwelōto want, will
6Proto-Indo-Europeanwelh₁-to choose; to want
Every word from Proto-Indo-European welh₁- →Every word from Proto-Italic welō →Every word from Latin volo →