voéi

Ligurian

/vwej/

verb
Definitions
  • (transitive) to want

Etymology

Inherited from Latin *volēre, volō (wish, I fly, want, I want, fly, I wish, I will, mean intend) derived from Proto-Italic *welō derived from Proto-Indo-European *welh₁- (choose, wish, want, desire), *welh₁- (choose, wish, want, desire).

Origin

Proto-Indo-European

*welh₁-

Gloss

choose, wish, want, desire

Concept
Semantic Field

Emotions and values

Ontological Category

Action/Process

Kanji

欲

Emoji

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