Where does “vorcar” come from?
vorcar (Galician) comes from Spanish volcar, from Vulgar Latin volvicare, from Latin volvere, from Latin volvo, from Proto-Indo-European welw-, from Proto-Indo-European wēlH-, from Proto-Indo-European welH- — to turn, to wind.
vorcar (Galician): to upset, knock over, tip over, dump (to cause to flip over, from uppermost to bottom)
Definitions
- to upset, knock over, tip over, dump (to cause to flip over, from uppermost to bottom)
Ancestry of “vorcar”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Spanish | volcar | to upset, knock over, tip over, dump; to empty,... |
| 2 | Vulgar Latin | volvicare | — |
| 3 | Latin | volvere | third-person plural perfect active indicative of... |
| 4 | Latin | volvo | I roll, tumble |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | welw- | hair, wool, grass, ear , forest; to turn, wind,... |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | wēlH- | to roll, to undulate |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | welH- | to turn, to wind |