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...
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- plural of volo; second-person singular present of...
Ancestry of “voli”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Italian | volo | flight; first-person singular present of volare |
| 2 | Italian | volare | to fly; to go quickly |
| 3 | Latin | volō | — |
| 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 |