Where does “capovolgere” come from?
capovolgere (Italian) comes from Italian volgere, 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.
capovolgere (Italian): to turn upside down; to capsize, overturn; to...
Definitions
- to turn upside down; to capsize, overturn; to...
Ancestry of “capovolgere”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Italian | volgere | to turn something; to turn to or towards... |
| 2 | Latin | volvere | third-person plural perfect active indicative of... |
| 3 | Latin | volvo | I roll, tumble |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | welw- | hair, wool, grass, ear , forest; to turn, wind,... |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | wēlH- | to roll, to undulate |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | welH- | to turn, to wind |