Where does “volițiune” come from?

volițiune (Romanian) comes from French volition, from Medieval Latin volitio, from Latin volō, from Proto-Italic gʷelāō, from Proto-Indo-European gʷelh₁-éh₂-ye-ti, from Proto-Indo-European gʷelH- — to throw, reach, pierce; to hit by throwing.

volițiune (Romanian): volition

Definitions

  1. volition

Ancestry of “volițiune”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Frenchvolitionvolition
2Medieval Latinvolitiowill, volition
3Latinvolōto wish, to please
4Proto-Italicgʷelāō—
5Proto-Indo-Europeangʷelh₁-éh₂-ye-tito throw, raise the arm
6Proto-Indo-EuropeangʷelH-to throw, reach, pierce; to hit by throwing
Every word from Proto-Indo-European gʷelH- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European gʷelh₁-éh₂-ye-ti →Every word from Proto-Italic gʷelāō →