voluntary

The story

1. Latin · derived fromvoluntārius“willing, of free will”
2. Old French · derived fromvolontaire
3. Middle English · inherited fromvoluntarie
4. English todayvoluntary

From Middle English voluntarie, from Old French volontaire, from Latin voluntārius (“willing, of free will”), from voluntās (“will, choice, desire”), from volēns, present participle of volo (“to will”). Displaced native Old English selfwille (literally “self-willed”).

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