Where does “volàtil” come from?

volàtil (Catalan) comes from Latin volātilis, from Latin -ilis, from Proto-Italic -elis, from Proto-Indo-European -elis, from Proto-Indo-European -lós — Forms agent nouns from verbal roots.

volàtil (Catalan): volatile

Definitions

  1. volatile

Ancestry of “volàtil”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinvolātilisflying, winged
2Latin-ilis-ile
3Proto-Italic-elis
4Proto-Indo-European-elis
5Proto-Indo-European-lósForms agent nouns from verbal roots
Every word from Proto-Indo-European -lósEvery word from Latin -ilisEvery word from Latin volātilis
volàtil — Etymology, Origin & Word History | Etymology Explorer