Where does “voo” come from?

voo (Galician) comes from Galician voar, from Old Portuguese voar, from Latin volare, from Latin volo, from Proto-Italic welō, from Proto-Indo-European welh₁- — to choose; to want.

voo (Galician): first-person singular present indicative of voar;...

Definitions

  1. first-person singular present indicative of voar;...

Ancestry of “voo”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Galicianvoarto fly; to pass rapidly; to blow up, detonate,...
2Old Portuguesevoar
3Latinvolareinflection of volō: ## present active...
4LatinvoloI wish; I want; I mean, I intend
5Proto-Italicwelōto want, will
6Proto-Indo-Europeanwelh₁-to choose; to want
Every word from Proto-Indo-European welh₁-Every word from Proto-Italic welōEvery word from Latin volo