Where does “stravolgimento” come from?
stravolgimento (Italian) comes from Italian stravolgere, 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.
stravolgimento (Italian): contortion
Definitions
- contortion
Ancestry of “stravolgimento”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Italian | stravolgere | to upset; to shake or rock; to twist or distort |
| 2 | Italian | volgere | to turn something; to turn to or towards... |
| 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 |