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Where does “voli” come from?

voli (Italian) comes from Italian volo, from Italian volare, 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.

voli (Italian): plural of volo; second-person singular present of...

Definitions

  1. plural of volo; second-person singular present of...

Ancestry of “voli”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Italianvoloflight; first-person singular present of volare
2Italianvolareto fly; to go quickly
3Latinvolō—
4Proto-Italicgʷelāō—
5Proto-Indo-Europeangʷelh₁-éh₂-ye-tito throw, raise the arm
6Proto-Indo-EuropeangʷelH-to throw, reach, pierce; to hit by throwing
Every word from Proto-Indo-European gʷelH- →