Where does “vontade” come from?

vontade (Portuguese) comes from Old Portuguese voontade, from Latin voluntās, from Latin velle, from Proto-Italic welō, from Proto-Indo-European welh₁- — to choose; to want.

vontade (Portuguese): will; the condition of feeling like or wanting...

Definitions

  1. will; the condition of feeling like or wanting...

Ancestry of “vontade”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Portuguesevoontade—
2Latinvoluntāswill, free will, choice
3Latinvellepresent active infinitive of volō; wish, intend;...
4Proto-Italicwelōto want, will
5Proto-Indo-Europeanwelh₁-to choose; to want

Words derived from “vontade”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European welh₁- →Every word from Proto-Italic welō →Every word from Latin velle →