Where does “demivoleu” come from?
demivoleu (Romanian) comes from French demi-volée, from French volée, from Latin volō, from Proto-Italic gʷelāō, from Proto-Indo-European gʷelh₁-éh₂-ye-ti, from Proto-Indo-European gʷelH- — to throw, reach, pierce; to hit by throwing.
demivoleu (Romanian): half volley
Definitions
- half volley
Ancestry of “demivoleu”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | French | demi-volée | half volley |
| 2 | French | volée | feminine singular of the past participle of... |
| 3 | Latin | volō | to wish, to please |
| 4 | Proto-Italic | gʷelāō | — |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | gʷelh₁-éh₂-ye-ti | to throw, raise the arm |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | gʷelH- | to throw, reach, pierce; to hit by throwing |