ISEE/SSAT Vocabulary BuilderWord partsRootsvol
RootLatin
vol
wish; will
Latin velle means to wish: volition is choosing, a benevolent person wishes well, and a malevolent person wishes harm.
Words built from it
- volition — the power or act of choosing freely
vol (wish) + -ition (action or process) - voluntary — done by free choice
vol (will) + -ary (relating to) - benevolent — kind and wishing good for others
bene (well) + vol (wish) + -ent (being) - malevolent — wishing harm to others
male (badly) + vol (wish) + -ent (being) - involuntary — happening without deliberate choice or control
in- (not) + vol (will) + -ary (relating to)
Looks like it, but is not
- volatile — It comes from Latin volatilis, 'flying,' from volare, 'fly,' rather than velle, 'wish.'
- convolution — It comes from Latin convolutio, 'a rolling together,' from convolvere, 'roll together,' built on volvere, 'roll,' rather than velle, 'wish.'
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