Where does “volage” come from?
volage (English) comes from Old French volage, from Latin volaticus, from Latin -aticus, from Latin -ātus, from Proto-Italic -ātos, from Proto-Indo-European -éh₂tos — Forms adjectives from nouns, indicating the possession of a thing or a quality.
volage (English): Fickle, capricious, reckless
Definitions
- Fickle, capricious, reckless
Ancestry of “volage”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Old French | volage | flying; able to fly |
| 2 | Latin | volaticus | winged, flying; flighty, inconstant |
| 3 | Latin | -aticus | Used to form adjectives indicating a relation to... |
| 4 | Latin | -ātus | ed |
| 5 | Proto-Italic | -ātos | — |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | -éh₂tos | Forms adjectives from nouns, indicating the possession of a thing or a quality |