Where does “demi-volée” come from?
demi-volée (French) comes from French volée, from Latin volō, from Proto-Italic gʷelāō, from Proto-Indo-European gʷelh₁-éh₂-ye-ti, from Proto-Indo-European gʷelH- — to throw, reach, pierce; to hit by throwing.
demi-volée (French): half volley
Ancestry of “demi-volée”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | French | volée | feminine singular of the past participle of... |
| 2 | Latin | volō | — |
| 3 | Proto-Italic | gʷelāō | — |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | gʷelh₁-éh₂-ye-ti | to throw, raise the arm |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | gʷelH- | to throw, reach, pierce; to hit by throwing |