Where does “vol” come from?
vol (Mauritian Creole) comes from French vol, from French voler, from Old French voler, 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.
vol (Mauritian Creole): theft; robbery
Ancestry of “vol”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | French | vol | flight; stealing, theft, robbery |
| 2 | French | voler | to fly; to pursue flying; to scarper, flee |
| 3 | Old French | voler | — |
| 4 | Latin | volō | — |
| 5 | Proto-Italic | gʷelāō | — |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | gʷelh₁-éh₂-ye-ti | to throw, raise the arm |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | gʷelH- | to throw, reach, pierce; to hit by throwing |