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
- feminine singular of volatil; Alternative...
Ancestry of “volatile”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | French | volatil | volatile; flying, volant; evanescent |
| 2 | Latin | volātilis | — |
| 3 | Latin | -ilis | -ile |
| 4 | Proto-Italic | -elis | — |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | -elis | — |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | -lós | Forms agent nouns from verbal roots |