The story
- Latin · derived fromvelle“wish, will”
- Medieval Latin · borrowed fromvelleitās
- English todayvelleity
From Medieval Latin velleitās, from Latin velle (“wish, will”).
Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.
velleity
Today it means: The lowest degree of desire or volition; a total lack of effort to act. Full definition →
Medieval Latin velleitās ← Latin velle