Where does “vólvulo” come from?

vólvulo (Portuguese) comes from Italian volvolo, from Late Latin volvulus, from Latin volvō, from Proto-Indo-European wēl- — to see, perceive.

vólvulo (Portuguese): volvulus

Definitions

  1. volvulus

Ancestry of “vólvulo”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Italianvolvolovolvulus
2Late Latinvolvulustending to roll; Tending to roll
3Latinvolvōto roll, tumble
4Proto-Indo-Europeanwēl-to see, perceive
Every word from Proto-Indo-European wēl- →Every word from Latin volvō →Every word from Late Latin volvulus →