French word vouloir comes from Proto-Indo-European *welh₁-, Proto-Indo-European *mno-, Latin -ere, and later Proto-Italic *welō (To want.)
| Dictionary entry | Language | Definition |
|---|---|---|
| *welh₁- | Proto-Indo-European (ine) | |
| *mno- | Proto-Indo-European (ine) | |
| -ere | Latin (lat) | |
| *welō | Proto-Italic (itc-pro) | To want. |
| velox | Latin (lat) | Swift, quick, fleet, rapid, speedy. |
| *voleo | Latin (lat) | |
| *volere | Vulgar Latin (la-vul) | |
| *volēre | Vulgar Latin (la-vul) | |
| *volere | Latin (lat) | (Vulgar Latin) or. |
| voleir | Old French (fro) | (Anglo-Norman) (Anglo-Norman). |
| vouloir | French (fr) | (reflexive) to see oneself as; to give the impression of, to seem. (transitive) to want, wish, desire Will. |