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Where does “volucra” come from?

volucra (Latin) comes from Latin volvō, from Proto-Indo-European wēl-.

volucra (Latin): A kind of worm or caterpillar that wraps itself...

Definitions

  1. A kind of worm or caterpillar that wraps itself...

Ancestry of “volucra”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinvolvō—
2Proto-Indo-Europeanwēl-—

Words derived from “volucra”

  • voluculum
  • burujo
Every word from Proto-Indo-European wēl- →