Where does “volvaĵo” come from?

volvaĵo (Esperanto) comes from Esperanto volvi, from Latin volvō, from Proto-Indo-European wēl- — to see, perceive.

volvaĵo (Esperanto): coil

Definitions

  1. coil

Ancestry of “volvaĵo”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Esperantovolvito wind, roll up, coil, turn around
2Latinvolvōto roll, tumble
3Proto-Indo-Europeanwēl-to see, perceive
Every word from Proto-Indo-European wēl- →Every word from Latin volvō →Every word from Esperanto volvi →