Where does “volant” come from?

volant (Latin) comes from Latin volo, from Proto-Italic welō, from Proto-Indo-European welh₁- — to choose; to want.

volant (Latin): third-person plural present active indicative of...

Definitions

  1. third-person plural present active indicative of...

Ancestry of “volant”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1LatinvoloI wish; I want; I mean, I intend
2Proto-Italicwelōto want, will
3Proto-Indo-Europeanwelh₁-to choose; to want
Every word from Proto-Indo-European welh₁-Every word from Proto-Italic welōEvery word from Latin volo
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