Pronounced: KAHK-horse, adv/noun
Notes: I know the word, but not the meaning – especially not the noun meaning
Yesterday’s word
The word volant means
- having the wings extended as if in flight (used of a heraldic bird)
- flying or capable of flying
- quick; nimble
First usage
Our word came into English in the mid-1500s
Background / Comments
I thought that our word might be related to “voluntary”, but that was clearly wrong. Our word came from the middle French word volant, which is the present participle of voler (to fly), which came from the Latin word volāre.
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