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Where does “volvere” come from?

volvere (Latin) comes from Latin volvo, from Proto-Indo-European welw-, from Proto-Indo-European wēlH-, from Proto-Indo-European welH- — to turn, to wind.

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

Definitions

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

Ancestry of “volvere”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1LatinvolvoI roll, tumble
2Proto-Indo-Europeanwelw-hair, wool, grass, ear , forest; to turn, wind,...
3Proto-Indo-EuropeanwēlH-—
4Proto-Indo-EuropeanwelH-to turn, to wind

Words derived from “volvere”

  • international
  • interest
  • internal
  • interfuturus
  • intellectual
  • interesse
  • interview
  • interesante
  • interaction
  • interesar
  • intervention
  • interesadamente
  • interface
  • interesado
  • voltage
  • desinteresar
  • intelligent
  • interés
  • interval
  • интерес
  • intimate
  • désintérêt
  • intérêt
  • interference
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