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Where does “transvolatus” come from?

transvolatus (Latin) comes from Latin transvolo, 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.

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Ancestry of “transvolatus”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1LatintransvoloI fly over or across
2Latinvolō—
3Proto-Italicgʷelāō—
4Proto-Indo-Europeangʷelh₁-éh₂-ye-tito throw, raise the arm
5Proto-Indo-EuropeangʷelH-to throw, reach, pierce; to hit by throwing
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