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Where does “noluntad” come from?

noluntad (Spanish) comes from Latin noluntas, from Latin nōlō, from Latin nē, from Latin gēns, from Proto-Italic *gentis, from Proto-Indo-European ǵénh₁tis, from Proto-Indo-European ǵenh₁- — to produce, to beget, to give birth.

noluntad (Spanish): unwillingness, resistance

Definitions

  1. unwillingness, resistance

Ancestry of “noluntad”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinnoluntasunwillingness; ill will, negative disposition
2Latinnōlō—
3Latinnē—
4Latingēns—
5Proto-Italic*gentis—
6Proto-Indo-Europeanǵénh₁tisbirth, production
7Proto-Indo-Europeanǵenh₁-to produce, to beget, to give birth
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