Where does “envol” come from?

envol (French) comes from French envoler, from French en, from Middle French en, from Old French en, from Latin în, from Latin en, from Proto-Italic en, from Proto-Indo-European h₁én — in.

envol (French): takeoff; soar

Definitions

  1. takeoff; soar

Ancestry of “envol”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Frenchenvolerto take off, to take flight; to blow away; to fly
2Frenchenin; to; by
3Middle Frenchenon; on to
4Old Frenchenin; inside; on; upon; in
5Latinînin, at, on, upon, from (space)
6Latinenlookǃ beholdǃ; reallyǃ?; come onǃ
7Proto-Italicenin
8Proto-Indo-Europeanh₁énin
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₁én →Every word from Proto-Italic en →Every word from Latin en →