Where does “revolt” come from?
Revolt comes from French révolter, from Italian rivoltare, combining the prefix ri- (from Latin re-) with volutare, a Latin verb derived from the Proto-Indo-European root wel- meaning to turn or roll.
revolt (English): To rebel, particularly against authority; To...
Definitions
- To rebel, particularly against authority; To...
Ancestry of “revolt”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | French | révolter | to revolt, appal, disgust; to revolt, rebel |
| 2 | Italian | rivoltare | to turn or turn over again; to turn inside out;... |
| 3 | Latin | revolvō | to roll back; unroll, unwind; revolve, return |
| 4 | Latin | rĕ- | back, backwards |
| 5 | Latin | prōdūcō | to lead or bring forth, forward or out |
| 6 | Latin | prō- | forward direction, forward movement |
| 7 | Proto-Italic | *pro- | pro- see the Latin entry for further meanings |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | pro- | toward, forward |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | por- | to give birth; forward, through; going, passage |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | per- | before, in front; first; to go through |
| 11 | Proto-Indo-European | pr̥tós | passed , crossed |