volant (adj.)youdaoicibaDictYouDict[volant 词源字典]
"flying," c. 1500, from Middle 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."[volant etymology, volant origin, 英语词源]