bene volo

Latin

Etymology

Compare Icelandic vilja vel (“to wish well”).

Verb

bene volō (present infinitive bene velle, perfect active bene voluī, future active participle bene volitūrus); irregular conjugation, suppletive, no passive, no supine stem except in the future active participle, no imperative, no gerund

1. to love in a non-romantic fashion; to wish well

   Coordinate term: amō

   • c. 84 BCE – 54 BCE, Catullus, Carmina 72:

     Qui potis est? inquis. Quod amantem iniūria tālis / cōgit amāre magis, sed bene velle minus.

     How can it be? you ask. Because such an injury makes a lover love more but be less friendly.

Derived terms

• benevolēns
• benevolentia
• benevolus

Descendants

• Italian: volere bene
• Sassarese: vuré bè