Where does “volant” come from?

volant (French) comes from French voler, from Old French voler, 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.

volant (French): present participle of voler; steering wheel;...

Definitions

  1. present participle of voler; steering wheel;...

Ancestry of “volant”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Frenchvolerto fly; to pursue flying; to scarper, flee
2Old Frenchvoler—
3Latinvolōto wish, to please
4Proto-Italicgʷelāō—
5Proto-Indo-Europeangʷelh₁-éh₂-ye-tito throw, raise the arm
6Proto-Indo-EuropeangʷelH-to throw, reach, pierce; to hit by throwing

Words derived from “volant”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European gʷelH- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European gʷelh₁-éh₂-ye-ti →Every word from Proto-Italic gʷelāō →
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