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Where does “revolvere” come from?

revolvere (Latin) comes from Latin revolvo, from Latin re-, from Proto-Indo-European wret-, from Proto-Indo-European wert-, from Proto-Indo-European wer- — to burn; to cover, heed, notice; squirrel.

revolvere (Latin): third-person plural perfect active indicative of...

Definitions

  1. third-person plural perfect active indicative of...

Ancestry of “revolvere”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1LatinrevolvoI roll back; unroll, unwind; revolve, return; I...
2Latinre-back, backwards; again; prefix added to various...
3Proto-Indo-Europeanwret-—
4Proto-Indo-Europeanwert-to turn, to rotate
5Proto-Indo-Europeanwer-to burn; to cover, heed, notice; squirrel

Words derived from “revolvere”

  • revolver
  • revolving
  • revolve
  • revolveth
  • nonrevolving
  • revolvable
  • revolvered
  • revolvement
  • revolvingly
  • revolvest
  • revolver
  • revólver
  • rivolgere
  • revolver
  • revolver
  • Revolver
  • Revolverheldin
  • Revolverheld
  • revolver
  • revólver
  • revòlver
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