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Where does “volte” come from?

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

Ancestry of “volte”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinvolūta—
2Latinvolverethird-person plural perfect active indicative of...
3LatinvolvoI roll, tumble
4Proto-Indo-Europeanwelw-hair, wool, grass, ear , forest; to turn, wind,...
5Proto-Indo-EuropeanwēlH-—
6Proto-Indo-EuropeanwelH-to turn, to wind

Words derived from “volte”

  • vault
  • vaulting
  • vaulter
  • vaultlike
  • vaulty
  • vaultage
  • vaultingly
  • vaultful
  • vaulteth
  • envault
  • vault-worthy
  • vaultest
  • voûte
  • voûter
Every word from Proto-Indo-European welH- →