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Where does “volitans” come from?

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

volitans (Latin): flying about; hastening; hovering

Definitions

  1. flying about; hastening; hovering

Ancestry of “volitans”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1LatinvolitoI fly about; I hasten; I hover
2LatinvoloI wish; I want; I mean, I intend
3Proto-Italicwelōto want, will
4Proto-Indo-Europeanwelh₁-to choose; to want

Words derived from “volitans”

  • volitant
Every word from Proto-Indo-European welh₁- →