Where does “revolting” come from?
Revolting comes from the English verb revolt, derived from French révolter, Italian rivoltare (ri- plus volutare, "to turn"), from Latin re- and volutare ("to roll"), ultimately from Proto-Indo-European wel- meaning "to turn."
revolting (English): present participle of revolt; revolution;...
Definitions
- present participle of revolt; revolution;...
Ancestry of “revolting”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | English | revolt | To rebel, particularly against authority; To... |
| 2 | French | révolter | to revolt, appal, disgust; to revolt, rebel |
| 3 | Italian | rivoltare | to turn or turn over again; to turn inside out;... |
| 4 | Latin | revolvō | — |
| 5 | Latin | rĕ- | — |
| 6 | Latin | prōdūcō | — |
| 7 | Latin | prō- | — |
| 8 | Proto-Italic | *pro- | — |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | pro- | toward, forward |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | por- | to give birth; forward, through; going, passage |
| 11 | Proto-Indo-European | per- | before, in front; first; to go through |
| 12 | Proto-Indo-European | pr̥tós | passed , crossed |
Words derived from “revolting”