Where does “volière” come from?

volière (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.

volière (French): aviary; birdcage

Definitions

  1. aviary; birdcage

Ancestry of “volière”, 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 “volière

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