Where does “voo” come from?

voo (Portuguese) comes 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.

voo (Portuguese): flight

Definitions

  1. flight

Ancestry of “voo”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Portuguesevoarto fly
2Old Portuguesevoar
3Latinvolareinflection of volō: ## present active...
4LatinvoloI wish; I want; I mean, I intend
5Proto-Italicwelōto want, will
6Proto-Indo-Europeanwelh₁-to choose; to want

Words derived from “voo

Every word from Proto-Indo-European welh₁-Every word from Proto-Italic welōEvery word from Latin volo
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