Where does “volador” come from?

volador (Catalan) comes from Catalan volar, from Old Occitan volar, from Latin volō, from Proto-Italic gʷelāō, from Proto-Indo-European gʷelh₁-éh₂-ye-ti, from Proto-Indo-European gʷelH- — to throw, reach, pierce; to hit by throwing.

volador (Catalan): flying

Definitions

flying

Ancestry of “volador”, step by step

Step	Language	Word	Meaning
1	Catalan	volar	to fly
2	Old Occitan	volar	—
3	Latin	volō	to wish, to please
4	Proto-Italic	gʷelāō	—
5	Proto-Indo-European	gʷelh₁-éh₂-ye-ti	to throw, raise the arm
6	Proto-Indo-European	gʷelH-	to throw, reach, pierce; to hit by throwing

Every word from Proto-Indo-European gʷelH- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European gʷelh₁-éh₂-ye-ti →Every word from Proto-Italic gʷelāō →