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re "distinction between the definition -- of "benevolence" (Latin derivation) and "goodwill" (Germanic derivation)? They aren't entirely interchangable, are they?
I don't speak German, hollisr, but "wollen", German for "will", looks suspiciously like "volens", latin for "willing", to me.
So it's possible(?) they both come from the same root.
German-English translations for "wollen":
to will
to want to
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