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
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

Every word from Proto-Indo-European welh₁- →Every word from Proto-Italic welō →Every word from Latin volo →