Where does “volitant” come from?
volitant (English) comes from Latin volitans, from Latin volito, from Latin volo, from Proto-Italic welō, from Proto-Indo-European welh₁- — to choose; to want.
volitant (English): flying; capable of flight
Definitions
- flying; capable of flight
Ancestry of “volitant”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Latin | volitans | flying about; hastening; hovering |
| 2 | Latin | volito | I fly about; I hasten; I hover |
| 3 | Latin | volo | I wish; I want; I mean, I intend |
| 4 | Proto-Italic | welō | to want, will |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | welh₁- | to choose; to want |