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Where does “revolvest” come from?

revolvest (English) comes from English revolve, from Middle English revolven, from Old French revolver, from Latin revolvere, from Latin revolvo, from Latin re-, from Proto-Indo-European wret-, from Proto-Indo-European wert- — to burn; to cover, heed, notice; squirrel.

revolvest (English): second-person singular simple present form of...

Definitions

  1. second-person singular simple present form of...

Ancestry of “revolvest”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishrevolveThe rotation of part of the scenery within a...
2Middle Englishrevolvento change direction
3Old Frenchrevolverto reflect upon
4Latinrevolverethird-person plural perfect active indicative of...
5LatinrevolvoI roll back; unroll, unwind; revolve, return; I...
6Latinre-back, backwards; again; prefix added to various...
7Proto-Indo-Europeanwret-—
8Proto-Indo-Europeanwert-to turn, to rotate
9Proto-Indo-Europeanwer-to burn; to cover, heed, notice; squirrel
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