English → Latin
“voluntarily” in Latin
voluntāswill, free will, choice; desire, inclination; disposition towards (something or someone)spontefreely, willingly, voluntarily, spontaneouslyulterthat is beyondtuusyour (singular), thyiubeōto authorize, to legitimate, to make lawful, to homologate, to pass (a bill or law or decision); to bid, to command, to
Riddle & Arnold A Copious and Critical English–Latin Lexicon, 1864
voluntarily
voluntate (of or by one’s own will or determination, ἐθελοντί; opposed to vi or invitus et coactus): judicio et voluntate: sponte sua (tua, etc.): sponte (without inducement, from one’s own impulse, ἑκουσίως). (The words are found in this connection and order.) sua sponte et voluntate; ultro (without order or command, αὐτομίτως; opposed to alicujus jussu or jussus). (The words are found in this connection and order.) sponte et ultro. To do any thing voluntarily, voluntate facere aliquid (opposed to invitum et coactum facere; Vid: Liv., 39, 37): to die voluntarily, voluntariam mortem sibi consciscere (for which Tac. says, poetically, voluntario exitu cadere: sponte mortem sumere: voluntate exstingui).
Quick answer
- What is the Latin word for voluntarily?
- The usual Latin words for “voluntarily” are voluntās, sponte, ulter; also tuus, iubeō. The right choice depends on the sense; see the distinctions below.
Entry from J. E. Riddle & T. K. Arnold, A Copious and Critical English–Latin Lexicon (rev. C. Anthon, New York: Harper, 1864), digitised by Fergus J. P. Walsh, CC BY-SA 4.0; Latin markup adapted by latindictionary.co.