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Where does “révolter” come from?

révolter (French) comes from Italian rivoltare, from Latin revolvō, from Latin rĕ-, from Latin prōdūcō, from Latin prō-, from Proto-Italic *pro-, from Proto-Indo-European pro-, from Proto-Indo-European por- — passed , crossed.

révolter (French): to revolt, appal, disgust; to revolt, rebel

Definitions

  1. to revolt, appal, disgust; to revolt, rebel

Ancestry of “révolter”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Italianrivoltareto turn or turn over again; to turn inside out;...
2Latinrevolvō—
3Latinrĕ-—
4Latinprōdūcō—
5Latinprō-—
6Proto-Italic*pro-—
7Proto-Indo-Europeanpro-toward, forward
8Proto-Indo-Europeanpor-to give birth; forward, through; going, passage
9Proto-Indo-Europeanper-before, in front; first; to go through
10Proto-Indo-Europeanpr̥tóspassed , crossed

Words derived from “révolter”

  • revolt
  • revolting
  • revoltingly
  • revolter
  • revolteth
  • revoltingness
  • minirevolt
  • revoltest
  • revolteren
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