Where does “volátil” come from?

volátil (Portuguese) comes from Latin volātilis, from Latin -ilis, from Proto-Italic -elis, from Proto-Indo-European -elis, from Proto-Indo-European -lós — Forms agent nouns from verbal roots.

volátil (Portuguese): volatile; unstable; volatile; temporary;...

Definitions

  1. volatile; unstable; volatile; temporary;...

Ancestry of “volátil”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinvolātilisflying, winged
2Latin-ilis-ile
3Proto-Italic-elis—
4Proto-Indo-European-elis—
5Proto-Indo-European-lósForms agent nouns from verbal roots

Words derived from “volátil”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European -lós →Every word from Latin -ilis →Every word from Latin volātilis →
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