Where does “veleitar” come from?

veleitar (Romanian) comes from French velléitaire, from French velléité, from Medieval Latin velleitas, from Latin velle, from Proto-Italic welō, from Proto-Indo-European welh₁- — to choose; to want.

veleitar (Romanian): weak-willed

Definitions

  1. weak-willed

Ancestry of “veleitar”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Frenchvelléitaireirresolute, weak-willed, indecisive
2Frenchvelléitéweak will; indecisiveness
3Medieval Latinvelleitas—
4Latinvellepresent active infinitive of volō; wish, 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 velle →