vontade

Betekenis (Engels)

1. (feminine) will; volition
2. (feminine) desire, wish
3. (feminine) intention; purpose

Uitgespreek as (IPA)

[bon.ˈta.ðɪ]

Etimologie (Engels)

Geërf van Latyn: voluntās, voluntātis

Verwante met Portugees: vontade

Verwante met Spaans: voluntad

In summary

From Old Galician-Portuguese voontade (13th century, Cantigas de Santa Maria), from the Latin voluntās, voluntātis (“will; desire; disposition toward”). Cognate with Portuguese vontade and Spanish voluntad.