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==Etymology== | ==Etymology== | ||
Volans, a fish flying, evokes the idea of a thing in a foreign environment; "a fish out of water" is a metaphor for something being out of its element; a stranger, exile, foreign. The Mediterranean flying fish is called Exocoetus exiliens, from Latin exilium, exsilium,'exile'. | Volans, a fish flying, evokes the idea of a thing in a foreign environment; "a fish out of water" is a metaphor for something being out of its element; a stranger, exile, foreign. The Mediterranean flying fish is called Exocoetus exiliens, from Latin exilium, exsilium,'exile'. | ||
Volans is the present participle of volare, to fly, and comes from the Indo-European root *gwel- 'To fly; a wing'. Derivatives: volant (having wings), volatile (quickly evaporating; easily changing, fickle), vole2 (taking of all card tricks in card games), volitant (fly about, move swiftly), volley (a flight of missiles). <ref>[http://www.constellationsofwords.com/Constellations/Volans.htm Constellations of Words]</ref> | Volans is the present participle of volare, to fly, and comes from the Indo-European root *gwel- 'To fly; a wing'. Derivatives: volant (having wings), volatile (quickly evaporating; easily changing, fickle), vole2 (taking of all card tricks in card games), volitant (fly about, move swiftly), volley (a flight of missiles). <ref>[http://www.constellationsofwords.com/Constellations/Volans.htm Constellations of Words]</ref> | ||
==HGS Session References== | ==HGS Session References== | ||