Where does “voejar” come from?

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

voejar (Portuguese): to almost fly, to glide

Definitions

  1. to almost fly, to glide

Ancestry of “voejar”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Portuguesevooflight
2Portuguesevoarto fly
3Old Portuguesevoar—
4Latinvolareinflection of volō: ## present active...
5LatinvoloI wish; I want; I mean, I intend
6Proto-Italicwelōto want, will
7Proto-Indo-Europeanwelh₁-to choose; to want
Every word from Proto-Indo-European welh₁- →Every word from Proto-Italic welō →Every word from Latin volo →