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English word volunteer comes from Proto-Indo-European *welh₁-, Proto-Indo-European *mno-, and later Proto-Italic *welō (To want.)
*welh₁- (Proto-Indo-European)
*mno- (Proto-Indo-European)
*welō (Proto-Italic)
To want.
volo (Latin)
I want. I wish. I mean, intend.
volens (Latin)
voluntatem (Latin)
voluntarius (Latin)
Voluntary, willing Volunteer.
voluntaire (Old French)
voluntaire (Middle French)
Voluntary; of one's own accord Willingly.
volunteer (English)
(ambitransitive) To do or offer to do something voluntarily.. (intransitive) To enlist oneself as a volunteer.. (intransitive, botany) To grow without human sowing or intentional cultivation.. (transitive) To offer, usually unprompted.. (transitive, informal) To offer the services of (someone else) to do something. (botany, agriculture) A plant that grows spontaneously, without being [...]