Etymology

involuntariness

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Today it means: The state of being involuntary; unwillingness; automatism. Full definition →

English involuntary ← Middle English voluntarie ← Latin in-
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  1. Proto-Indo-European*né
  2. Proto-Indo-European*n̥-
  3. Proto-Italic*n̥-
  4. Latinin-
  5. Middle Englishin-
  6. Englishin-
  7. Middle Englishvoluntarie
  8. Englishvoluntary
  9. Englishinvoluntary
  10. English todayinvoluntariness

From involuntary + -ness.

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