Where does “voar” come from?
voar (Galician) comes from Old Portuguese voar, from Latin volare, from Latin volo, from Proto-Italic welō, from Proto-Indo-European welh₁- — to choose; to want.
voar (Galician): to fly; to pass rapidly; to blow up, detonate,...
Definitions
- to fly; to pass rapidly; to blow up, detonate,...
Ancestry of “voar”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Old Portuguese | voar | — |
| 2 | Latin | volare | inflection of volō:
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| 3 | Latin | volo | I wish; I want; I mean, I intend |
| 4 | Proto-Italic | welō | to want, will |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | welh₁- | to choose; to want |