Synonyms & related words for volitive

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Words related to volitive

Explore words related to volitive — words associated with it, words that go with it, and its nearest matches in meaning. Related words include desiderative, volition, volitionary, volitional, optative, optatively, jussive, deverbal. Click any word to make it the center of the map and keep exploring the web of connections.

Where does volitive come from?

The word volitive breaks down into 2 roots of Latin origin: volit, from Latin velle (“to will or wish”); and -ive, from Latin ivus (“tending to”). Explore each root to see other English words built from the same source.