Where does “volage” come from?

volage (Old French) comes from Latin volaticus, from Latin -aticus, from Latin -ātus, from Proto-Italic -ātos, from Proto-Indo-European -éh₂tos — Forms adjectives from nouns, indicating the possession of a thing or a quality.

volage (Old French): flying; able to fly

Definitions

  1. flying; able to fly

Ancestry of “volage”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinvolaticuswinged, flying; flighty, inconstant
2Latin-aticusUsed to form adjectives indicating a relation to...
3Latin-ātused
4Proto-Italic-ātos—
5Proto-Indo-European-éh₂tosForms adjectives from nouns, indicating the possession of a thing or a quality

Words derived from “volage”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European -éh₂tos →Every word from Latin -ātus →Every word from Latin -aticus →