Where does “volvulus” come from?

Volvulus comes from Late Latin volvulus, from the Latin diminutive suffix -ulus applied to a root from Proto-Indo-European wel-, meaning to turn or roll.

volvulus (English): Obstruction of the bowel in which a loop of bowel...

Definitions

Obstruction of the bowel in which a loop of bowel...

Ancestry of “volvulus”, step by step

volvulus traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Latin volvere

Step	Language	Word	Meaning
1	Latin	volvere	third-person plural perfect active indicative of...
2	Latin	volvo	I roll, tumble
3	Proto-Indo-European	welw-	hair, wool, grass, ear , forest; to turn, wind,...
4	Proto-Indo-European	wēlH-	to roll, to undulate
5	Proto-Indo-European	welH-	to turn, to wind

via Late Latin volvulus

Step	Language	Word	Meaning
1	Late Latin	volvulus	tending to roll; Tending to roll
2	Latin	volvō	to roll, tumble
3	Proto-Indo-European	wēl-	to see, perceive

Words derived from “volvulus”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European welH- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European wēlH- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European welw- →