wow, I never realized this before, I always just listened to the 'flight of death' meaning behind 'voldemort' but it almost seems impossibly obvious that it should really be 'steal from death'

(SPOILER) I mean horcruxes, right? JKR introduces Death as an animate character in the tales of Beedle the Bard in both the BtB book and in book 7, so he's clearly someone you could metaphorically steal from. and he takes away death's ability to take his life, stealing it.

just wanted to get that off my chest!