Etymology

volitionless

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Today it means: Lacking volition. Full definition →

Proto-Germanic *lausaz ← Proto-Indo-European *lewHs- ← English volition
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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*lewh₁-
  9. Proto-Indo-European*lewHs-
  10. Proto-Germanic*leusaną
  11. Proto-Germanic*lausaz
  12. English todayvolitionless

From volition + -less.

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