Where does “Upper Voltaic” come from?
Upper Voltaic (English) comes from English Upper Volta, from English volta, from Italian volta, from Vulgar Latin volta, from Latin volatus, from Latin volō, from Proto-Italic gʷelāō, from Proto-Indo-European gʷelh₁-éh₂-ye-ti — to throw, reach, pierce; to hit by throwing.
Upper Voltaic (English): From Upper Volta (previous name of Burkina Faso)
Definitions
- From Upper Volta (previous name of Burkina Faso)
Ancestry of “Upper Voltaic”, step by step
Upper Voltaic traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English Upper Volta
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | Upper Volta | — |
| 2 | English | volta | A turning; a time; A volte; A turning point or... |
| 3 | Italian | volta | time, instance, occasion; turn; vault |
| 4 | Vulgar Latin | volta | nominative/accusative/vocative plural of voltum |
| 5 | Latin | volatus | flown, having been flown; flying; flight |
| 6 | Latin | volō | to wish, to please |
| 7 | Proto-Italic | gʷelāō | — |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | gʷelh₁-éh₂-ye-ti | to throw, raise the arm |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | gʷelH- | to throw, reach, pierce; to hit by throwing |
via English ic
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | ic | related or pertaining to; having the character of |