Where does “archivolt” come from?
archivolt (English) comes from French archivolte, from Italian archivolto, from Latin volta, from Latin voluta, from Latin volvere, from Latin volvo, from Proto-Indo-European welw-, from Proto-Indo-European wēlH- — to turn, to wind.
archivolt (English): An ornamental molding or band following the curve...
Definitions
- An ornamental molding or band following the curve...
Ancestry of “archivolt”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | French | archivolte | archivolt |
| 2 | Italian | archivolto | archivolt |
| 3 | Latin | volta | nominative/accusative/vocative plural of voltum |
| 4 | Latin | voluta | a spiral scroll; a spiral decoration; nominative... |
| 5 | Latin | volvere | third-person plural perfect active indicative of... |
| 6 | Latin | volvo | I roll, tumble |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | welw- | hair, wool, grass, ear , forest; to turn, wind,... |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | wēlH- | to roll, to undulate |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | welH- | to turn, to wind |