vol

wish; will

Spelled vol · velle, with form volo, 'wish, be willing'; voluntas '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
Latin volo (I wish), from velle (wish) → Medieval Latin volitio (willing) → volition
voluntary — done by free choice
Latin velle (wish), with form volo → voluntas (will) → voluntarius (willing) → voluntary
benevolent — kind and wishing good for others
Latin bene (well) + volent-, from velle (wish) → benevolens (well-wishing) → benevolent
malevolent — wishing harm to others
Latin male (badly) + volent-, from velle (wish) → malevolens (ill-wishing) → malevolent
involuntary — happening without deliberate choice or control
Latin in- (not) + voluntarius (willing), from voluntas (will) and velle (wish) → involuntary

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.'