Where does “convulsus” come from?
convulsus (Latin) comes from Latin convellere, from Latin convello, from Latin vello, from Proto-Italic welnō, from Proto-Indo-European welh₃- — to hit, to strike.
convulsus (Latin): shattered, battered, convulsed; overthrown
Definitions
- shattered, battered, convulsed; overthrown
Ancestry of “convulsus”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Latin | convellere | third-person plural perfect active indicative of... |
| 2 | Latin | convello | I shatter, batter, convulse; I overthrow |
| 3 | Latin | vello | I pluck out; I depilate; I pull or tear down; I... |
| 4 | Proto-Italic | welnō | to pull, tear |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | welh₃- | to hit, to strike |