Where does “voles” come from?
voles (English) comes from English vole, from French vole — inflection of voler:
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voles (English): plural of vole
Ancestry of “voles”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | English | vole | Any of a large number of species of small rodents... |
| 2 | French | vole | inflection of voler:
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