volley
VOL-ee · noun
Origin
Volley comes from Middle French volée, meaning "flight," which traces back to Vulgar Latin volta and Late Latin volatus.
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Journey
The word carried the idea of flight through each stage of its borrowing, from Late Latin volatus to Vulgar Latin volta to Middle French volée, before settling into English.