Where does “volar” come from?
volar (Ido) comes from French vouloir, from Old French voloir, 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.
volar (Ido): to have a will
Definitions
- to have a will
Ancestry of “volar”, step by step
volar traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via French vouloir
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | French | vouloir | to want, wish, desire; to see oneself as; to give... |
| 2 | Old French | voloir | to want; desire; wish |
| 3 | Latin | volō | to wish, to please |
| 4 | Proto-Italic | gʷelāō | — |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | gʷelh₁-éh₂-ye-ti | to throw, raise the arm |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | gʷelH- | to throw, reach, pierce; to hit by throwing |
via Latin voleō
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Latin | voleō | — |