Where does “volatile” come from?

volatile (French) comes from French volatil, from Latin volātilis, from Latin -ilis, from Proto-Italic -elis, from Proto-Indo-European -elis, from Proto-Indo-European -lós — Forms agent nouns from verbal roots.

volatile (French): feminine singular of volatil; Alternative...

Definitions

  1. feminine singular of volatil; Alternative...

Ancestry of “volatile”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Frenchvolatilvolatile; flying, volant; evanescent
2Latinvolātilisflying, winged
3Latin-ilis-ile
4Proto-Italic-elis—
5Proto-Indo-European-elis—
6Proto-Indo-European-lósForms agent nouns from verbal roots
Every word from Proto-Indo-European -lós →Every word from Latin -ilis →Every word from Latin volātilis →