Where does “volintiraș” come from?
volintiraș (Romanian) comes from Romanian volintir, from Russian волонтёр, from French volontaire, from Middle French voluntaire, from Old French voluntaire, from Latin voluntārius, from Latin voluntās, from Latin velle — to choose; to want.
volintiraș (Romanian): small volunteer
Definitions
- small volunteer
Ancestry of “volintiraș”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Romanian | volintir | volunteer |
| 2 | Russian | волонтёр | volunteer |
| 3 | French | volontaire | voluntary, deliberate; volunteer; determined |
| 4 | Middle French | voluntaire | willingly; voluntary; of one's own accord |
| 5 | Old French | voluntaire | — |
| 6 | Latin | voluntārius | volunteer |
| 7 | Latin | voluntās | will, free will, choice |
| 8 | Latin | velle | present active infinitive of volō; wish, intend;... |
| 9 | Proto-Italic | welō | to want, will |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | welh₁- | to choose; to want |