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

http://snipurl.com/gml0