Where does “Volvo” come from?

Volvo comes from Swedish Volvo, derived from Latin volvo meaning "I roll," ultimately from Proto-Indo-European welH- meaning "to turn or roll."

Volvo (English): A motor car manufactured by Volvo

Definitions

  1. A motor car manufactured by Volvo

Ancestry of “Volvo”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1SwedishVolvoVolvo
2Latinvolvōto roll, tumble
3Proto-Indo-Europeanwēl-to see, perceive

Words derived from “Volvo”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European wēl- →Every word from Latin volvō →Every word from Swedish Volvo →