Latin
voluntas
‘will’
Every word has its own definition in its root. These English words share one: Latin voluntas.
3 English words in this record descend from Latin voluntas, most familiar first.
- volunteer ← voluntaire ← voluntaire ← voluntārius
- voluntary ← voluntarie ← volontaire ← voluntārius
- volunty
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Etymograph / Latin voluntas