Where does “revolver” come from?
revolver (Old French) comes from Latin revolvere, 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.
revolver (Old French): to reflect upon
Definitions
- to reflect upon
Ancestry of “revolver”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Latin | revolvere | third-person plural perfect active indicative of... |
| 2 | Latin | revolvo | I roll back; unroll, unwind; revolve, return; I... |
| 3 | Latin | re- | back, backwards; again; prefix added to various... |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | wret- | — |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | wert- | to turn, to rotate |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | wer- | to burn; to cover, heed, notice; squirrel |