Volant

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mid 16th century (as a military term in the sense ‘capable of rapid movement’): from French, literally ‘flying’, present participle of voler, from Latin volare ‘to fly’.


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From Middle French volant, present participle of voler(“to fly”), from Latin volāre.


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volant (adj.)

"flying," c. 1500, from French volant "able to fly," from Latin volantem (nominative volans), present participle of volare "to fly," of unknown origin. French voler, literally "to fly," in 16c. acquired a sense of "to steal," via the transitive meaning "to make fly."