Where does “sovvolgere” come from?
sovvolgere (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.
sovvolgere (Italian): to subvert, to upset, to disturb
Definitions
- to subvert, to upset, to disturb
Ancestry of “sovvolgere”, step by step
sovvolgere traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Italian volgere
| 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 |
via Italian so
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Italian | so | first-person singular present indicative of... |