Etymology

volitionally

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Today it means: Willingly or decidedly; in a volitional or willed way. Full definition →

Proto-Germanic *līką ← Proto-Indo-European *leyg- ← English volitional
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The story

  1. Proto-Indo-European*welh₁-
  2. Proto-Indo-European*weyh₁-influ.
  3. Proto-Italic*welō
  4. Latinvolō
  5. Medieval Latinvolitiō
  6. Frenchvolition
  7. Englishvolition
  8. Proto-Indo-European*h₂el-
  9. Proto-Indo-European*h₂élisder.?
  10. Englishvolitional
  11. Proto-Indo-European*leyg-
  12. Proto-Germanic*līką
  13. English todayvolitionally

From volitional + -ly.

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