Where does “voar” come from?

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

voar (Portuguese): to fly

Definitions

  1. to fly

Ancestry of “voar”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Portuguesevoar—
2Latinvolareinflection of volō: ## present active...
3LatinvoloI wish; I want; I mean, I intend
4Proto-Italicwelōto want, will
5Proto-Indo-Europeanwelh₁-to choose; to want

Words derived from “voar”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European welh₁- →Every word from Proto-Italic welō →Every word from Latin volo →