Where does “embotornar” come from?
embotornar (Catalan) comes from Catalan botorn, from Latin Vulturnus, from Latin volvere, from Latin volvo, from Proto-Indo-European welw-, from Proto-Indo-European wēlH-, from Proto-Indo-European welH- — to turn, to wind.
embotornar (Catalan): to swell
Definitions
- to swell
Ancestry of “embotornar”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Catalan | botorn | hot summer wind |
| 2 | Latin | Vulturnus | of or belonging to the river which is now the... |
| 3 | Latin | volvere | third-person plural perfect active indicative of... |
| 4 | Latin | volvo | I roll, tumble |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | welw- | hair, wool, grass, ear , forest; to turn, wind,... |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | wēlH- | to roll, to undulate |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | welH- | to turn, to wind |