Where does “viravolta” come from?

viravolta (Galician) comes from French virevolte, from Italian giravolta, from Italian girare, from Latin gȳrō, from Latin gȳrus, from Ancient Greek γῦρος, from Ancient Greek μίτρα, from Proto-Indo-European mey- — to strengthen; to bind; to change, exchange.

viravolta (Galician): fast twirl, spin or turn

Definitions

  1. fast twirl, spin or turn

Ancestry of “viravolta”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Frenchvirevoltetwirl; spin; turn; first-person singular present...
2Italiangiravoltaspin, turn, twirl; U-turn; sharp bend in a road
3Italiangirareto turn, stir, turn over; to spin; to tour,...
4Latingȳrōto turn in a circle, wheel around, rotate
5Latingȳruscircle
6Ancient Greekγῦροςring, circle
7Ancient GreekμίτραA metal guard worn round the waist; A maiden's...
8Proto-Indo-Europeanmey-to strengthen; to bind; to change, exchange

Words derived from “viravolta

Every word from Proto-Indo-European mey-Every word from Ancient Greek μίτραEvery word from Ancient Greek γῦρος
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