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Where does “convulso” come from?

convulso (Italian) comes from Latin convulsus, from Latin convellere, from Latin convello, from Latin vello, from Proto-Italic welnō, from Proto-Indo-European welh₃- — to hit, to strike.

convulso (Italian): convulsive, nervous; frantic, feverish

Definitions

  1. convulsive, nervous; frantic, feverish

Ancestry of “convulso”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinconvulsusshattered, battered, convulsed; overthrown
2Latinconvellerethird-person plural perfect active indicative of...
3LatinconvelloI shatter, batter, convulse; I overthrow
4LatinvelloI pluck out; I depilate; I pull or tear down; I...
5Proto-Italicwelnō—
6Proto-Indo-Europeanwelh₃-to hit, to strike

Words derived from “convulso”

  • convulse
Every word from Proto-Indo-European welh₃- →