Meaning

noun the act of rising upward into the air

verb rise rapidly

verb fly by means of a hang glider

originFrom Middle English soren, from Old French essorer (“to fly up, soar”), from Vulgar Latin *exaurare (“to rise into the air”), from Latin ex (“out”) + aura (“the air, a breeze”), from Ancient Greek αὔρα (aúra, “breath”). Compare aura, and exhale.

Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 3.0