Where does “volt” come from?
volt (Old French) comes from Latin vultus, from Latin voltus, from Latin volūtus, from Latin volvō, from Proto-Indo-European wēl-.
volt (Old French): face
Ancestry of “volt”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Latin | vultus | expression, appearance, demeanor; looks,... |
| 2 | Latin | voltus | Alternative form of vultus; face; facial... |
| 3 | Latin | volūtus | — |
| 4 | Latin | volvō | — |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | wēl- | — |