voluntarily
/ˌvɒlənˈteɹəli/vah-luhn-TEH-ruh-lee
/ˌvɑlənˈtɛɹəli/vah-luhn-TEH-ruh-lee
Meaningin a willed way
Common meaning: by choice
- volto wish, be willingLewis & Short, Latin Dictionary (1879), p. 2011 · scan
- untariadjective ending (Latin -untarius)
- lyadverb ending: in a way
Journey through time
- Latinvolō, velle‘to wish, be willing’
- Englishvoluntary‘done by choice’
- Englishformed in English from voluntaryvoluntarily‘by choice’ · today
Sources & notes
Meaning: “Meaning” is the sense that emerges from the word’s roots; “Common meaning” is today’s everyday sense. Both written by us.
Pronunciation
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- US IPA: CMUdict (BSD-2), converted to IPA by rule. Respelling: generated.
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Origin: Formed in English from voluntary + -ly.
Dictionary: Skeat (1898), VOLUNTARY, p.690 · scan
Roots
- volō, velle Latin “to wish, be willing”
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