Etymograph

English

antevolate

Antevolate comes from Latin antevolō ‘to fly before’, and goes back to Proto-Italic *gʷelāō.

  1. Proto-Italicc. 1500–700 BCE*gʷelāōreconstructed
  2. Latinc. 75 BCE–200 CEvolō‘to fly’
  3. Latin, derivedc. 75 BCE–200 CEantevolō‘to fly before’
  4. Englishtodayantevolate

attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed

Earlier history uncertain.

Lineage

  1. Proto-Italicc. 1500–700 BCE*gʷelāōreconstructed
  2. Latinc. 75 BCE–200 CEvolō‘to fly’
  3. Latin, derivedc. 75 BCE–200 CEantevolō‘to fly before’
  4. Englishtodayantevolate

Linked words

through Latin volō ‘to fly’

voluntary, volatile, volition, malevolence, 9 more

Today it means

verb To fly before or in front of.

Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.

Etymograph / Proto-Italic *gʷelāō / antevolate

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