Etymology Explorer › Latin

Where does “subvolo” come from?

subvolo (Latin) comes 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.

subvolo (Latin): I fly upwards

Definitions

  1. I fly upwards

Ancestry of “subvolo”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinvolō—
2Proto-Italicgʷelāō—
3Proto-Indo-Europeangʷelh₁-éh₂-ye-tito throw, raise the arm
4Proto-Indo-EuropeangʷelH-to throw, reach, pierce; to hit by throwing

Words derived from “subvolo”

  • subvolans
  • subvolandus
Every word from Proto-Indo-European gʷelH- →