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Where does “welō” come from?

welō (Proto-Italic) comes from Proto-Indo-European welh₁- — to choose; to want.

welō (Proto-Italic): to want, will

Definitions

  1. to want, will

Ancestry of “welō”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Indo-Europeanwelh₁-to choose; to want

Words derived from “welō”

  • voltage
  • voluntary
  • volunteer
  • voluntarily
  • volatile
  • benevolent
  • involuntary
  • volatility
  • involuntarily
  • volition
  • volley
  • volunteering
  • volt
  • malevolent
  • volleyball
  • volitional
  • voltmeter
  • malevolence
  • voluntarism
  • volunteerism
  • benevolently
  • voluntariness
  • nonvolatile
  • volta
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