Where does “безвольный” come from?
безвольный (Russian) comes from Russian безволие, from New Latin abūlia, from Ancient Greek ἀβουλία, from Ancient Greek ἀ-, from Proto-Hellenic hə-, from Proto-Indo-European sm̥-, from Proto-Indo-European sem- — together, one.
безвольный (Russian): spineless, gutless, weak-willed
Definitions
- spineless, gutless, weak-willed
Ancestry of “безвольный”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Russian | безволие | weak will, lack of will, limpness |
| 2 | New Latin | abūlia | — |
| 3 | Ancient Greek | ἀβουλία | ill-advisedness, thoughtlessness; irresolution |
| 4 | Ancient Greek | ἀ- | The alpha privativum, used to make words that... |
| 5 | Proto-Hellenic | hə- | same; together |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | sm̥- | one; with, together |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | sem- | together, one |